Japan's anti-piracy coalition says that one of the world's largest manga piracy networks has been shut down following a coordinated investigation between Japanese publishers and Chinese authorities. The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) announced the arrest of an individual on suspicion of copyright infringement on November 19th, who "has admitted to operating" Bato.to and approximately 60 related sites, such as xbato.com and mangapark.io.
Bato.to launched in 2014, growing to be one of the most recognizable online platforms for "scanalation" - in which manga, manhwa, and other comics are scanned, edited with translated text, …
