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Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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Re: Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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With the current trends in streaming piracy must be on the rise again. Are there any numbers on that? Ideally plotted against streaming subscriber numbers

How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

Re: Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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With the current trends in streaming piracy must be on the rise again. Are there any numbers on that? Ideally plotted against streaming subscriber numbers

How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

Pretty long I'd guess, seeing as you can just put down €7 for a month of ad-free viewing.

Re: Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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With the current trends in streaming piracy must be on the rise again. Are there any numbers on that? Ideally plotted against streaming subscriber numbers

How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

Part of it is already there. Think Music videos, exclusive Youtube content/partnerships, Country bloqued content, Full movies, etc ...

Re: Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

Pretty long I'd guess, seeing as you can just put down €7 for a month of ad-free viewing.

It's already happening. Why sign up for yet another subscription service to see that one members-only video?

Re: Some Pirate Sites Received More Visitors After Being Blocked

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

Pretty long I'd guess, seeing as you can just put down €7 for a month of ad-free viewing.

And Netflix for another 20, and Disney plus for another 20, and peacock for another 20, and another 20 for the BigCo CEO retirement fund, and voila!
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