However, the situation escalated dramatically in . As part of a major anti-piracy campaign called "Operation In Our Sites," the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seized the highly popular rojadirecta.com and rojadirecta.org domains. The U.S. government claimed the site was facilitating copyright infringement. This move sparked international controversy, with digital rights groups arguing the seizures were overreaching. Rojadirecta fought back, filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. After an 18-month legal battle, the U.S. government was forced to drop the case and return the domains, marking a significant victory for the site.
The landscape for Rojadirecta has become fragmented. The original flagship site has been blocked in numerous countries, including the . In the UK, for example, major ISPs like Sky, BT, and Virgin Media have blocked the domain by court order. Accessing the original domains is often impossible without technical workarounds. www rojadireta com