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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires (www.forbes.com.au)

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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

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[-] JoJoGAH@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

Aye, I left when they started up their bs in Canada. I will very grudgingly turn it on once Three Body Problem is out and then turn it right back off. Or even, if I can buy TBP from another streamer or DVD , I'll wait and do that. This greedy crap from Netflix is personal to me. So sick of greed.

[-] god@sh.itjust.works 30 points 10 months ago

Just pirate it off https://1337x.to when it comes out. People rip things pretty fast if they're popular.

[-] steveman_ha@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Thanks God! Keep up the good work

[-] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

Ah, so he switched from smiting to torrenting. That explains a few things.

[-] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Their search function is terrible compared to TPB, which is saying a lot because TPB's is also not very good.

[-] brsrklf@compuverse.uk 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You got me briefly wondering what Three-Body Problem's search function meant.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I mean technically, search functions are a significant part of TBPs plot as the story advances. Just, you know, a very different kind of searching.

[-] JoJoGAH@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Aye, Thank you! I'm not that sophisticated with this stuff but I'll snag that link!

[-] vardogor@mander.xyz 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

[-] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

They said they were in Canada and I assure you Canada doesn't give a fuck about torrents. I've been torrenting copyrighted material for 15+ years now without a VPN, no issue. Like we are talking about tens of thousands of individual torrents for movies, shows, books and software.

[-] vardogor@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

[-] gothicdecadence@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Or if you're not too picky about quality just stream it from movie-web.app

[-] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Public torrent sites like that sketch me out. I don't like getting those funny/threatening emails from my ISP.

[-] god@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

My ISP doesn't give a fuck so I don't use ISP-friendly tools. Not even a VPN. Only for geoblocking.

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