“So, if on average about 20 pirate mirrors are broken per day, then last week there were days when the number of pirated resources destroyed exceeded 100,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to him, a total of 10 thousand mirrors of pirated sites were blocked by decisions of the ministry.

The department has been blocking since November 2017.

“Most of the blocked mirrors are in movies and TV shows. But among the blocked pirate resources there are also music and books, ”Volin said.

He added that each appeal goes through the review process, about 30% of applications received are rejected.

Earlier, the Internet newspaper Utro.ru reported that experts at the Central Bank recorded new theft schemes amid a coronavirus infection pandemic.