
Italian YouTuber Faces Jail Time for Showing Android Handhelds With Emulated Games
Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica
created: July 18, 2025, 11:30 a.m. | updated: July 22, 2025, 5:09 a.m.
There are countless Android-powered gaming handhelds, but they go beyond the usual slate of Android games by offering console emulation support.
Agents accused the creator of promoting pirated copyrighted materials stemming from his coverage of Anbernic handheld game consoles.
While emulation software is not illegal, a surprising number of these devices ship chock-full of preloaded ROMs—the channel showed multiple Sony and Nintendo games running on the device.
Current law also gives officials the power to shut down the Once Were Nerd channel while the investigation is ongoing.
So it's not hard to believe investigators would pursue a case against someone who posts videos featuring pirated games on YouTube.
5 days, 2 hours ago: WIRED