Studios are cracking down on some of the internet’s most popular pirating sites

/ Sites like Aniwave, AnimeFlix, and Fmovies are disappearing from the internet as Hollywood’s film studios crack down on pirating.

By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.

Image: Toei Animation

For years, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has worked with Hollywood’s Motion Picture Association (MPA) to crack down on digital piracy, and this week, it seems like the organizations took a huge step toward reaching their goal.

Today, ACE — a coalition of over 50 major entertainment companies and production studios, including Amazon, Disney,

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