Beyond the Whistle: How the World Cup’s Massive Piracy Crackdown Exposed the Limits of Domain Seizures—and Revived the U.S. Site-Blocking Debate
Executive Overview The numbers generated by "Operation Offsides" were staggering. Described as the largest sports piracy crackdown ever executed during a single global event, the operation targeted the illicit streaming ecosystem that proliferated during the FIFA World Cup. In a coordinated campaign spanning the tournament’s opening match to the final whistle, U.S. law enforcement agencies…