Why you should beware pirated NFL livestreams on Facebook
Feinberg
âIn addition to claims that NFL ratings are down because of players not standing for the national anthem  [they may be suffering due to] pirated live streams of broadcast games on Facebook and YouTube Live â said  Eric Feinberg  who runs anti-counterfeiting company GIPEC . âA fan of NFL games just needs to log into Facebook and YouTube. This could be contributing to the NFL ratings decline.â
To find the illegal streams  users type the name of the team they want to watch in the search box of Facebook  scroll down to the live stream section  and simply click the link. In several communications with Fox News   Feinberg  showed screenshots of multiple games on Sundays  a Minnesota Vikings game on Monday night  and the Thursday Night football game between the Bears and the Packers. Another recent contest between the Rams and the Cowboys attracted 6.400 viewers through illicit livestreams.
 Feinberg  said users who provide these livestreams are typically re-broadcasting a stream with their own account. When Facebook discovers the stream  the users simply switch to another feed.
MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR: 2.9 MILLION VIEWERS WATCHED FIGHT ON PIRATED STREAMS  SAYS  SECURITY FIRM
Feinberg  noted that networks pay billions of dollars for rights to broadcast games  and advertisers pay millions to run ads during games. With so much money at stake  pirating games â or watching them â is a serious crime
âYou could face prosecution for this â said  Feinberg .
âIn addition to claims that NFL ratings are down because of players not standing for the national anthem  [they may be suffering due to] pirated live streams of broadcast games on Facebook and YouTube Live â said   [TGT]  . âA fan of NFL games just needs to log into Facebook and YouTube. This could be contributing to the NFL ratings decline.â
To find the illegal streams  users type the name of the team they want to watch in the search box of Facebook  scroll down to the live stream section  and simply click the link. In several communications with Fox News    [TGT] showed screenshots of multiple games on Sundays  a Minnesota Vikings game on Monday night  and the Thursday Night football game between the Bears and the Packers. Another recent contest between the Rams and the Cowboys attracted 6.400 viewers through illicit livestreams.
  [TGT] said users who provide these livestreams are typically re-broadcasting a stream with their own account. When Facebook discovers the stream  the users simply switch to another feed.
MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR: 2.9 MILLION VIEWERS WATCHED FIGHT ON PIRATED STREAMS  SAYS  SECURITY FIRM
 [TGT] noted that networks pay billions of dollars for rights to broadcast games  and advertisers pay millions to run ads during games. With so much money at stake  pirating games â or watching them â is a serious crime
âYou could face prosecution for this â said   [TGT]  .