RIAA Singles Out Discord and Telegram

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The RIAA has singled out Discord and Telegram as “notorious markets” for pre-release piracy:

“Messaging platforms Telegram and Discord have become the primary mechanisms through which pre-release music is distributed without authorization,” wrote the RIAA. “Through private and semi-private communities, organized, global groups engage in hacking, social engineering, and other methods to obtain pre-release music and, in many cases, sell this illegally obtained material for thousands of dollars.”

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