As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way
99% of the general public will not pirate anything because they lack the ability to do so. Of the 1% left, 99% of them use public trackers with variable results regarding quality and shady website shenanigans. The most common form of piracy going forward will probably be like those hacked fire sticks that would stream pirated content, because it’s easy and low barrier, like the hacked cable box cards/chips from the 90s.
99% of the general public will not pirate anything because they lack the ability to do so. Of the 1% left, 99% of them use public trackers with variable results regarding quality and shady website shenanigans. The most common form of piracy going forward will probably be like those hacked fire sticks that would stream pirated content, because it’s easy and low barrier, like the hacked cable box cards/chips from the 90s.
If you count using shady free streaming websites, I think the number is waaaay bigger than 1%
I don’t even think most people own a PC at this point, just tablets and phones.
You think people don’t have laptops? Everyone I know does. 22 yo
What’s the average socioeconomic status of your friend group? Most people have tablets now because they can “get them free” from the phone company.
You don’t need a PC to use a shady streaming website though
Then there’s me running multiple servers from my home.