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However, recent revelations have brought a shocking twist to the narrative of digital piracy. While one might typically envision students or financially constrained individuals as the primary offenders, it appears that Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is at the forefront of this activity.
The Pirate King: Meta's Massive Downloading Operations
Court documents reveal that Meta torrented an astounding 81.7 terabytes of data in just one spring alone, across multiple shadow libraries including Z-Library and LibGen. Prior to this, the company had already downloaded another 80 terabytes of scientific articles from LibGen. These figures underscore not only the volume of material being illegally acquired but also the intention behind it.