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Yesterday there was a controversial movie torrent that was getting 1000s of downloads and was on the "popular this week" page, and today it's just gone. I went to the uploader's account page and it's not there either. Just like it never existed.

I'm SUPER curious of the story behind what happened. Did the uploader take it down? 1337? Why?

EDIT: The movie was Lady Ballers 2023 (wasn't sure if I was allowed to say) I did a little more research, and I think the copy the uploader put out was YTS but I don't think they were affiliated with them. Maybe YTS told them to take it down? The movie is on their (YTS/YIFY's) website.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 147 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

Welp, out of curiosity, I read up on this movie. It's way dumber than I expected from the title. It's just 'Ladybugs' all over again.

Edit: holy shit does this get worse and worse. It's like a right-wing wet dream. The cast is literally nothing but hate-group aligned right-wing YouTube personalities lol.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 71 points 11 months ago

They even have Ted Cruz in it (as himself).

This nightmare world we live in would be hilarious if we didn't have to, you know, live in it.

[–] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

Gross, Shapiro is in it. Just go watch ladybugs, at least it had the kid from Seaquest.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lol, the more right wingers bitch about this the more I straight up want drag queens to actually do this.

Let's unironically make the strawman world right wingers are mad at so they can seethe.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s just ‘Ladybugs’ all over again.

The only ladybugs I know of is Lindsey Graham:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/lindsey-graham-lady-g-rumor

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 15 points 11 months ago

Daily Wire? Yeah, no thanks.

Tell me at least the main characters learn a heart-warming lesson at the end.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Lol, streaming on DailyWire+. Not even straight to DVD.

[–] nttea@kbin.social 109 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

The uploader deleted it so their drones can make social media posts claiming it was censored to generate more buzz and make sure everyone knows it exists.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 54 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (18 children)

Yep. Claim victimhood. Fascism 101.

Fascists are boring. It's the same strategy for almost a hundred years. Orwell on Hitler:

It is a pathetic, dog-like face, the face of a man suffering under intolerable wrongs. In a rather more manly way it reproduces the expression of innumerable pictures of Christ crucified, and there is little doubt that that is how Hitler sees himself. The initial, personal cause of his grievance against the universe can only be guessed at; but at any rate the grievance is here. He is the martyr, the victim, Prometheus chained to the rock, the self-sacrificing hero who fights single-handed against impossible odds. If he were killing a mouse he would know how to make it seem like a dragon. One feels, as with Napoleon, that he is fighting against destiny, that he can’t win, and yet that he somehow deserves to. The attraction of such a pose is of course enormous; half the films that one sees turn upon some such theme.

Today's mice are an incredibly marginalised and incredibly small sexual minority. But fascists will pretend they're not, that they're part of the elite trying to cause degeneracy. Not billionaire rapists like Musk or Trump.

Not as if fascists are going to actually fix the big shit, like the economy, the environment, or affordable housing. Not as if they're going to stand up to the countries actually threatening western values, like Russia or China. No. Now they've decided it's some nobody in the arse end of America, who feels happier wearing a dress.

People who fall for that shit are morons. Not that most fascists actually believe their own bullshit. They just do it shock and disconcert people, and because they hate those they perceive weaker than them. Just like their Dear Leader considers them scum, has regularly said he is disgusted by them, because they're so weak that they've chosen to lick his boots.

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[–] shani66@lemmy.comfysnug.space 7 points 11 months ago

Wouldn't surprise me, with pirates generally being pretty permissable and that being the only trick right wingers seem to know.

[–] ScottLaRock@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Mass reporting or personal politics of the admins probably. IPT on the other hand has it pinned as a Staff Pick lol

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I had no idea IPT was so scummy. Guess I’ll be steering clear now.

[–] nouman@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] matey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

IPTorrents, private tracker, not well regarded due to management but has lots of content

[–] Cinner@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

I would leave my laptop on 24/7 for years to make sure I seeded as much as possible on IPT. Then I wasn't able to login or seed for a couple months and they locked my account. I went into their IRC to get it unlocked, and they said I should have logged in and could pay like $200 to get it unlocked. At the time I didn't even have that much money in my account. I tried to reason with them, about how much I've uploaded and loved the site, and without a second response they just muted me and after a PM trying to talk to the guy they kicked and banned me from the IRC.

FUCK IPTorrents.

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[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If they have this shit movie pinned then that tracks

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 15 points 11 months ago

Bleh, didn't know IPT was run by chuds.

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right. Out of morbid curiosity…. I want to know. Knowing that it will be a disappointing answer.

A controversial movie…

The hell? CP, extreme political viewpoint; see now my mind is wondering. “Guess who’s coming to Dinner “? Controversial in its era —

Oh I’ll bet it’s the Mormon Temple ceremony. lol

[–] kuso1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The movie was Lady Ballers 2023

[–] kuso1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

EDIT: The movie was Lady Ballers 2023

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Ah so it's like a less funny version of "The Ringer"

but instead of cheating at the special Olympics by pretending to be retarded, they cheat in women's sports by pretending to be trans.

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Meh, Southpark already did it.

[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Futurama did it too. Though I remember it being actually funny, without all the associated culture war baggage.

More of a commentary on Bender's poor impulse control and minimal ethics than on society I would say

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Why don't you name the movie?

Edit: OP did

[–] teft@startrek.website 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 26 points 11 months ago

it was pinned on IPT

No surprise the piece of shit tracker acts like pieces of shit.

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[–] kuso1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

EDIT: The movie was Lady Ballers 2023

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago

It was probably the content moderators if it was a controversial movie like you said. There's not really a way to find out what happened unless you contact the admins.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Forget about the history. What "controversial movie" are we talking about?

[–] kuso1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

EDIT: The movie was Lady Ballers 2023

[–] lorez@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Probably uploading viruses

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