Entertainment industry struggles with 215 bn piracy site visits

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 02, 2023 1:38 pm

CANNES, France: Anti-piracy authorities say they have cracked down on illegal streaming of films and TV programmes, but data suggests the practice is booming, reaching 215 billion illegal site visits last year.

That figure from Britain-based MUSO, which claims the most comprehensive data on piracy websites, shows an 18-percent increase between 2021 and 2022, covering 480,000 films and TV shows.

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