'Watch Party' is a big hit for Facebook — but probably not in the way the company intended.
Facebook's new group-video-watching feature, Watch Party, is proving wildly popular with pirates. It's designed to let Facebook users watch a video on the platform all at the same time, letting them comment and react as it plays.
It adds a social aspect to piracy, letting users chat, joke, and connect with one another as they improperly consume copyrighted content on Facebook. We found that illicit watch parties were a frequent occurrence on the social network, broadcasting a range of media, from relatively recent hits like"Her" to cinematic classics like"Mean Girls" and vintage TV shows like the original"Twilight Zone.
After Business Insider reached out to Facebook for comment, the company took down the groups listed above. Facebook users watching an illicit version of the old Nickelodeon show"Drake & Josh" and discussing it., with some growing to hundreds of thousands of members on the back of such material.when nefarious users rip copies of their video from other platforms like YouTube and then upload it on Facebook without their permission.
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