The High Court of Singapore has issued an order requiring the English Premier League to impose a ban on access to 25 sites that illegally flow football games.
The Premier League stated in a statement to CNA on Thursday ( Mar 21 ) that these 25 websites are the most popular among illegal streaming sites.
In February, the club had taken a number of Singapore telcos to court to hear about the rights and designs case, including M1, MyRepublic, Singtel, and ViewQwest.
In a speech from the league, it claimed that as part of its continued efforts to combat illegal streaming in Asia, it has successfully secured the court order.
The league noted that the professional approach used by the ISPs to utilize the blocks has been improved, making it more difficult for the owners of the stolen websites to rig them.
More than 460 domains are currently blocked in Singapore by the Premier League with the most recent purchase.
The club has a worldwide anti- theft program, working in the past year with authorities in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam to bite down on suppliers of unlawful Premier League content.
Legitimate actions included business stones in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia, as well as location cases against buyers of illegal streaming tools in Singapore.
The decision by the Singapore authorities, according to Premier League general counsel Kevin Plumb, demonstrates” a ongoing commitment to protecting intellectual home.”
He continued, noting that halting illegal action on these bandit websites helps to lessen the risk of followers being defrauded.
According to recent research,” we know that people who access illegal streaming places in Singapore are almost four times more likely to be exposed to a cyber risk than they are on a popular website,” he said.
He stated that the division will continue to work with local authorities, ISPs, Star Hub, and its broadcast partner to stop illegal streams.
In 2022, StarHub won the television privileges in Singapore for the English Premier League, breaking a 12- year run by foe Singtel. The six- time offer started in the 2022- 2023 time.
A research by Professor Paul Watters, a researcher and expert in cybersecurity, was just put on the Premier League’s radar. According to the study, buyers have an typical 48 % chance of coming across a computer risk on Singapore’s top 25 illegal streaming websites.
More than half of the advertising examined on these sites were categorized as high risk, with buyers 3.5 times more likely to fall for scams when using illegal athletics streaming sites, according to the study.
Five decades after the Premier League second opened an international company in Singapore, the blocking occurs.