A new survey reveals how internet users circumvent pirate site-blocking measures and their preferred tools for the job.

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As the Motion Picture Association’s site-blocking drive lands back on home turf, countries that have already implemented their own site-blocking programs are evaluating their effectiveness. A new survey carried out by French anti-piracy agency Arcom reveals how internet users circumvent blocking and their preferred tools. More importantly from a piracy mitigation perspective, the survey reveals why users feel the need to circumvent blocking in the first place.

The original study: https://www.arcom.fr/sites/default/files/2024-04/Arcom-Usage-des-outils-de-securisation-Internet-a-des-fins-acces-illicites-aux-biens-dematerialises-Rapport-etude-qualitative-et-quantitative-avril-2024.pdf

  • onlinepersonaEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Lol, people simple forget sites are even blocked because they use VPNs. Friggin’ amazing. The only site I know was blocked is SciHub, but it has so many mirrors, all it took was finding one.

    Anti Commercial-AI license