So they did something clever: they . All links were stripped. In its place, a pinned post said: "The Megathread has moved. Search for 'r/Piracy Megathread' on GitHub."
If you’ve been sailing the digital seas for more than a week, you’ve heard the whispers. "Check the Megathread." "It's in the Megathread." "Read the Megathread before you ask." For years, the unofficial "Reddit Piracy Megathread" — most famously housed on r/Piracy (and later mirrored on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH) — was the single most important living document for anyone looking to access books, movies, software, games, or music without paying a dime. redddit piracy megathread
— A datahoarder who has been using the Megathread since the 2019 golden age. Edit 1: Yes, the 1337x domain changed again last week. No, I'm not posting it here. Check the Megathread. Edit 2: Stop DMing me for Z-Library links. The Megathread has three working ones as of this morning. Edit 3: If you're on mobile, open the Megathread in a desktop browser. The formatting breaks on Reddit's official app. So they did something clever: they
Let’s break it down. First, a correction: Reddit itself never hosted an official piracy megathread. Instead, the term refers to a community-curated wiki page linked in the sidebar of r/Piracy. After Reddit’s infamous 2023 API protests and admin crackdowns, the mods there created a decentralized approach. Today, the "Megathread" is largely maintained on GitHub and GitLab , with mirrors across several subs. Search for 'r/Piracy Megathread' on GitHub
But this is piracy — we don't stay dead. Within 48 hours, a new repo appeared on GitLab, then on a self-hosted Gitea instance. The community learned to decentralize. As of April 2026, the "Reddit Piracy Megathread" is alive, but you need to know where to look. The official r/Piracy sidebar now points to a link aggregator site (let’s call it fmhy.net — which is real, by the way) and a Telegram channel that posts weekly updates.