"THE Super Mario Bros. movie" is a hit in theaters and on social networks. On Twitter, an account posted the whole movie and the post racked up more than 9 million views.


This practice gets used quite regularly on Twitter. Certain accounts post entire TV show episodes or even movies divided into several parts on the social network.

In this case, the user or users behind the account "vids that go hard" decided to share the "Super Mario Bros. Movie" in two parts for viewers to watch free of charge.

While that account has now been suspended, the videos were online as of April 30, 2023, one of the videos got more than 9 million views, according to screenshots taken by Forbes.

With more than 1.1 million followers on the "vids that go hard" Twitter account, the video quickly became a buzz, with several reposts.

While "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" has been a major hit at the box office, nabbing the honor of being the first 2023 release to do more than a billion dollars in ticket sales, this illegal posting of a high-quality video of the animated film was obviously not to the liking of Universal Pictures, Nintendo and Illumination.

The post, which violates Twitter's community rules, did not immediately set off an alert to moderators, who took some time, several hours before suspending the video and the account in question.

Indeed, Elon Musk's decision to reduce the size of the social network's moderation teams has had inevitable, albeit expected, consequences. From the outset of the announcement, several onlookers warned of the risks of a lack of moderation on the platform.

With the launch of Twitter Blue, other issues have been added to the equation, as users with a paid subscription can publish videos up to 60 minutes long and of better quality.

It's being seen by pirates as a perfect solution for posting movies and TV shows illegally. It remains to be seen whether Elon Musk will address this misuse and crc down on such cases or whether the phenomenon continues on the social network.