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Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years (www.fastcompany.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 90 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How much has total web traffic increased in the same time? I feel like the number is meaningless without something to compare it to.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 40 points 10 months ago

I can't think of anything in the last four years that would cause an increase in total web traffic. ~/s~

[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 10 months ago

I was curious too and checked the article but skimming it, instead of a total, I found this:

A new analysis from MUSO, a U.K.-based anti-piracy analyst [...]

With the study being done by a clearly biased person/group and that large omission, I think it's fair to assume that the % of total web traffic going to pirates might not have gone up all that much, maybe it even went down.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Thanks for pulling the data