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Another reason why people across the globe will pirate instead of buying an expensive and limited subscription.

Edit: Changed to a non-paywalled article and added more to the title.

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Back in the Era where the only streaming platform available here was Netflix, the only reason anyone had to pirate was when Foxtel held rights to shows like Game of Thrones and there was no legitimate way to watch it besides subscribing to a $50/month cable package.

Edit: Holy run on sentence. I’m sorry.