Redddit Piracy Megathread -

Let’s break it down. First, a correction: Reddit itself never hosted an official piracy megathread. Instead, the term refers to a community-curated wiki page linked in the sidebar of r/Piracy. After Reddit’s infamous 2023 API protests and admin crackdowns, the mods there created a decentralized approach. Today, the "Megathread" is largely maintained on GitHub and GitLab , with mirrors across several subs.

— A datahoarder who has been using the Megathread since the 2019 golden age. Edit 1: Yes, the 1337x domain changed again last week. No, I'm not posting it here. Check the Megathread. Edit 2: Stop DMing me for Z-Library links. The Megathread has three working ones as of this morning. Edit 3: If you're on mobile, open the Megathread in a desktop browser. The formatting breaks on Reddit's official app. redddit piracy megathread

That GitHub repo became the new Bible. It was forkable, mirrorable, and outside Reddit’s jurisdiction. For a glorious six months, it was perfect. Let’s break it down

But this is piracy — we don't stay dead. Within 48 hours, a new repo appeared on GitLab, then on a self-hosted Gitea instance. The community learned to decentralize. As of April 2026, the "Reddit Piracy Megathread" is alive, but you need to know where to look. The official r/Piracy sidebar now points to a link aggregator site (let’s call it fmhy.net — which is real, by the way) and a Telegram channel that posts weekly updates. After Reddit’s infamous 2023 API protests and admin

Then, in early 2024, GitHub received a DMCA takedown notice targeting the repo. Not for hosting files, but for "providing instructions and links to circumvention tools." GitHub complied. The main repo died.

But in 2026, what is the state of this legendary document? Is it still safe? Is it still updated? And what the hell happened to the original?

The entertainment industry is pushing for and browser-based DRM (like Web Environment Integrity). If those technologies become standard, a simple list of links won't help.