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The other domains are still online, though z-library has yet to respond

Post edited, thank you @mbt2402 for correcting me

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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Is the post description bugged out? I see a lot of comments mentioning things that are already mentioned in it.

Here's the post description, in case it is bugging outThe other domains are still online, though z-library has yet to respond

I've seen this 'z-library seized' image shared around much prior to this, but I couldn't find the source

It's unlikely that this was actually done by the FBI

[–] mbt2402@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

why do you think it wasn't done by the fbi? fbi is public about their campaign against z-lib devs. and the z-lib devs did acknowledge this siezure in may

https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-carries-out-fresh-round-of-z-library-domain-name-seizures-240530/

[–] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because even the worst of bureaucracy employees isn't going to put "this is how [russian cybercriminals] are spending [money]" and place some absolutely weird pictures of a small and cheap house next to a pond, a small and cheap trailer being pulled in snow, a relatively nice but middle-class affordable boat in a swamp, and a family of four by a pool.

[–] mbt2402@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uh, dude. No one is saying that the FBI didn't seize the domain, but go look for yourself whether they have turdy little pictures of how they are spending the money.

[–] mbt2402@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

the seized domain z-library.se displays those exact photos?

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