Strike 3 Holdings, an adult film production company, has filed a court motion claiming that an anonymous user who downloaded massive amounts of its content using BitTorrent is an executive in Meta's Reality Labs division.
Meta Executive Allegedly Downloaded Massive Amounts of Pirated Adult Content
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Strike 3 Holdings stated that the user was utilizing an AT&T residential line and that LinkedIn profiles revealed the individual has been employed at the company for over 10 years.
The company pointed out that the downloads by this executive exceeded the scope of normal usage. According to the company's records, nearly 20,000 files were downloaded from the line in question, including adult titles designed for VR.
Furthermore, Strike 3 Holdings mentioned the timing of the downloads. It alleged that infringements on the executive's residential IP address were recorded just hours after forensic evidence of copyright infringement on Meta's corporate IP addresses was sent to the company.
The company suggested that this activity might be for AI training or research purposes. Additionally, it is seeking to link this matter to a $446 million damages lawsuit against Meta, requesting that the cases be heard before the same judge.
Source: Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific 'John DOE' Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive (Hacker News Frontpage, 2026-09-05)