Netflix would really like to know who’s responsible for dropping those Arcane season 2 and Squid Game season 2 spoilers across the internet, and they’ve filed a subpoena demanding Discord reveal this person’s identity.
As Polygon reports, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a subpoena compelling Discord to provide “information sufficient to identify the individual user(s) of the account @jacejohns4n, responsible for the unauthorized posting of a copyright protected image on or around November 12, 2024, including the individuals’ names, physical addresses, IP addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.”
This appears to be the same person responsible for a big swath of Netflix anime leaks back in August, dropping full episodes of shows like Dandadan and Ranma ½ well before their official release. The @jacejohns4n handle is also tied to a now-suspended Twitter account which posted a link to an interview with its apparent handler back in September.
“My name is Jace Fohr Johnson,” the subject of that interview said, noting – of course – that this isn’t his real name. “I was responsible for the worst leak in streaming history. I leaked arcane S02, heartstopper S03, the plankton movie, terminator Zero, Dan Dan Dan, spellbound and many other shows.” Jace said the leaks came via a friend working at a dubbing studio called Iyuno.
Jace went on to say “I like to be known,” and that “I’ll continue to leak more movies/shows.” He also said “I know what I’m doing. I have a plan. This is all in the planning phase and we’re in Phase 1. Phase 2 is coming.” Which, uh… I guess we’ll see how that hubris pays off when the full weight of a multi-billion dollar media company’s lawyers come to bear.
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