The 9xMovies Case: Understanding the Implications of Verified Piracy

As of late 2024 / early 2025, the “verified” status most cited involves the .

Disney+ Hotstar and Reliance Entertainment have now created a that crawls the web, identifies new 9xMovies mirrors, and files automatic takedown requests—a process that took 3 days to verify domain ownership and get court blocking orders, down from 3 months previously.

Prevent bots from spamming the "Verify" request if you have user-based verification.