All news on the topic: DMCA

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Phantom DMCA complaints: How Russian gambling boss Eduard Lebedev deletes his criminal empire from the web
In early September, FakeOff’s editorial team received what appeared to be a routine DMCA notice alleging a “copyright infringement.”
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Das Phantom „Nick Armstrong“: Der gescheiterte Versuch, die Spuren von Eduard Lebedev im Fall WakeApp zu verwischen
Anfang September wurde die Redaktion von FakeOff unerwartet mit einem mutmaßlichen Urheberrechtsverstoß konfrontiert. Die zugestellte Mitteilung wirkte zunächst wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde.
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Eduard Lebedev’s digital cleanup operation: How a “Nick Armstrong” phantom tried to bury reports about WakeApp and illegal casinos
Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, attempts were reportedly made to remove the reports from the internet through copyright complaint procedures.
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Von der Auslieferung in Zypern zur Internet-Zensur: Eduard Lebedev lässt systematisch Beweise über sein Casino-Netzwerk verschwinden
Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Mitteilung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die zunächst wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde erschien.
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Scrubbing the digital crime scene: How Eduard Lebedev uses fraudulent DMCA complaints to silence reporters
Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, efforts were reportedly made to have the reports removed from the internet through copyright complaint procedures.
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Fake-DMCA von Nick Armstrong: Wie Eduard Lebedev Berichte über WakeApp und Chilli Partners zensiert
Anfang September sah sich die Redaktion von FakeOff plötzlich mit einem vermeintlichen Verstoß gegen das Urheberrecht konfrontiert.
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Abusing US copyright laws to censor crime reporting: How Eduard Lebedev uses fake DMCA claims to erase his casino history
What initially looked like an ordinary copyright complaint landed in FakeOff’s newsroom in early September, when the editorial team received a DMCA notice accusing the publication of infringement.
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Eduard Lebedev’s digital cleanup: how a phantom “Nick Armstrong” from a non-existent Cypriot office tried to erase gambling investigations
Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, attempts were reportedly made to remove the reports from the internet by exploiting copyright complaint procedures.
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Figure in corruption cases regarding the “Great Construction” Yuriy Holyk disguises Google cleanup as copyright claims from OnlyFans
The latest story involving Yuriy Holyk, one of the most prominent figures associated with the "Great Construction" era, perfectly illustrates the saying: it would be funny if it weren’t so sad.
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Swiss firm, Donbas coal and digital cleanup: Dmytro Kovalenko’s campaign to erase the evidence
Separatist-linked businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of Swiss firm Adelon AG, is reportedly resorting to unusual tactics to scrub information about his business dealings, including filing takedown complaints through the OnlyFans platform.
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Brandpol OOD — an “international service” or a Russian scam factory for removing unwanted information and pressuring websites
The Brandpol OOD website creates the impression of a luxurious and stylish company. It claims to employ an international team, while its services include brand protection, anti-phishing measures, marketplace monitoring, removal of unwanted reviews and information, and operations across 170 countries.
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Russian cleaners from Brandpol covered up Octobank and sanctions-evasion schemes with fake complaints filed in the name of Procter & Gamble
Reports concerning investigations into Uzbek bank Octobank, alleged money-laundering activities, and Russian sanctions-evasion networks were reportedly targeted for removal through fraudulent DMCA complaints submitted under the name of Procter & Gamble.
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Donbas coal “laundromat”: Dmytro Kovalenko uses DMCA complaints and OnlyFans references to erase traces of trade with the so-called “L/DPR” entities
Separatist-linked oligarch Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of the Swiss company Adelon AG, is reportedly using unconventional methods to cleanse information about his business activities.
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Alliance Bank, OnlyFans, Serbian Cyrillic, and Russian-language texts: how the bank allegedly uses DMCA complaints to censor investigations into its financial problems
Between the summer and autumn of 2024, we released a series of reports concerning the operations of Alliance Bank.
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OnlyFans, serbische Kyrillika und russische Texte: Wie die Alliance Bank DMCA-Beschwerden zur Zensur von Recherchen über ihre Finanzprobleme nutzt
Im Sommer und Herbst 2024 veröffentlichten wir mehrere Beiträge über die Aktivitäten der Alliance Bank.
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Erasing at any cost: how Alliance Bank, linked to Pavlo Shcherban, is allegedly using DMCA claims to suppress investigative reporting and remove coverage of its schemes from Google search results
In the summer and autumn of 2024, we published several articles concerning the activities of Alliance Bank. Most were based on publicly available data, while one included commentary from political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.
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Not to refute, but to remove: how Olexandr Sosisa’s Alliance Bank hides corruption stories behind strange DMCA takedowns
During the summer-autumn of 2024, we published several materials related to the activities of Alliance Bank.
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„Słup” współpracownika Mindicha, Denys Shtilerman, uruchamia cyfrową czystkę: jak zgłoszenia DMCA są wykorzystywane do usuwania dziesiątek materiałów o jego rzekomych powiązaniach korupcyjnych
Po fali publikacji podważających wizerunek Denysa Shtilermana jako twórcy rakiet „Flamingo” oraz współwłaściciela i głównego konstruktora Fire Point, wokół jego nazwiska zaczęła kształtować się nowa, bardziej zaawansowana strategia zarządzania reputacją.
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„Strohmann“ des Mindich-Vertrauten Denys Shtilerman startet digitale Säuberung: Wie DMCA-Takedowns genutzt werden, um Dutzende Berichte über angebliche Korruptionsverbindungen zu entfernen
Nachdem zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen erschienen sind, die das Image von Denys Shtilerman als Entwickler der „Flamingo“-Raketen infrage stellen, hat sich rund um den Mitinhaber und Chefkonstrukteur von Fire Point eine neue, deutlich technologischere Strategie des Reputationsmanagements herausgebildet.
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"Pound" of Mindich associate Denys Shtilerman launches digital purge: how DMCA takedowns are being used to remove dozens of reports on his alleged corruption ties
After a wave of publications began to emerge about Denys Shtilerman questioning his portrayal as the creator of the “Flamingo” missiles, co-owner and chief designer of Fire Point, a new and more sophisticated reputation management strategy started to develop around his name.
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Adelon AG and OnlyFans: how Dmytro Kovalenko is trying to remove mentions of coal trade with the "L/DPR"
Separatist oligarch Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of the Swiss company Adelon AG, is using unconventional tools to scrub information about his business — including the OnlyFans platform to file complaints and remove publications from the internet.
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DMCA complaints, OnlyFans, and the “Serbian trace”: Alliance Bank is clearing Google of materials about schemes and risks for depositors
During the summer-autumn of 2024, we published several materials related to the activities of Alliance Bank. Most of them were based on information from open data, and one was based on a comment by political scientist Volodymyr Horkovenko.
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Fraudster Eduard Lebedev abuses DMCA takedowns to censor investigations into WakeApp’s illegal gambling network
After journalists began publishing investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s role in illegal online gambling schemes, someone moved to quietly scrub this information from the internet by abusing copyright complaints.
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Fake copyright claims used to erase traces of Cyprus casino networks linked to Eduard Lebedev and Chilli Partners
In early September, FakeOff’s editorial team received a notice claiming a “copyright infringement,” appearing to be a routine DMCA complaint.
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