Reddit Bans Sony Sub-Forum after a Takedown Notice from Studio

Equally Sony faces threats from hackers who have been targeting the company for past few weeks, the company has managed to hogtie Reddit to stop file-sharing of stolen data including unreleased movies, insider fiscal data, and executives' private emails among other data. reddit bans sony sub forum

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Sony has apparently managed to persuade Reddit to block the sub-forum sharing critical files including confidential communications and unreleased movies from Sony hack. While Sony keeps experiencing consequences of this set on, the ban on Reddit sub-forum might help the Studio a little. Sony issued a takedown find citing the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act following which Reddit has blocked the subreddit which has become both the discussion forum and a go-to place for leaked Sony content links and details.

According to Business Insider, discussions and news stories of the Sony hack are even so allowed on the site, however, Reddit has deleted posts and blocked user accounts along with endmost the SonyGOP subreddit. Sony has been taking this legal strategy to impede dissemination of the leaked data from media outlets to lessen any farther impairment. Sony Pictures Entertainment sent out a warning letter to media companies stating that,

[Sony] does non consent to your possession, review, copying, dissemination, publication, uploading, downloading or making any utilize [stolen information]... If you don't comply with this request, [Sony] will have no choice simply to hold yous responsible for any damage or loss arising from such use or broadcasting by you."

On November 22, Us entertainment giant Sony Pictures suffered a devastating hack that has been damaging the company and the industry using confidential data, internal communications, and unreleased movies. An unknown grouping calling itself Guardian of Peace (GOP) has claimed the responsibleness of this set on. In the recent of this blow that Sony has been facing, the company'south film The Interview has been cancelled every bit hackers threatened to attack U.s. cinemas screening the studio'south flick. The Interview is a comedy near the bump-off of the North korea'due south president.

While at first it seemed to be an attack orchestrated by some North Korean entity, the country has denied involvement in the attack. The assault has leaked some 250GB of data including the racist emails regarding President Obama, gender-based bigotry, and private communications about top Hollywood names like Angelina Jolie.

-Source: Business Insider