Russia's telecoms watchdog says that the country's top 15 most popular torrent sites will be permanently blocked in 2016. The news follows a national survey carried out last week which revealed that four out of ten torrent users use the protocol to avoid paying, while almost as many do so for other reasons, including content availability.
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