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flag Strike 3 Holdings sued over 20,000 people since 2017 over alleged porn downloads, using IP tracking and settling for thousands, sparking criticism over accuracy and ethics.

flag Strike 3 Holdings, a Delaware-based porn company, has filed over 20,000 federal copyright lawsuits since 2017, targeting individuals it claims downloaded its adult films using IP address tracking. flag It uses subpoenas to identify anonymous defendants, mostly settling cases for thousands of dollars without going to trial. flag Critics call the practice extortion, citing untested evidence methods and high settlement payouts, estimated at $20–30 million annually. flag No case has gone to trial, and legal experts question the accuracy of linking IP addresses to individuals. flag The company is also in a separate dispute with Meta over alleged use of its content for AI training.

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