Overview
- Spanish National Police took down TuMangaOnline and detained three suspects in Almería.
- Investigators say the site ran since 2014, drew millions of users, and became the biggest Spanish-language manga repository.
- Police estimate ad revenue topped €4 million through constant pop-up ads that triggered with each click.
- Most ads promoted pornography, which exposed many underage readers to adult content.
- Publishers and translators faced losses as the free site undercut legal sales across the Spanish-speaking market.