N-gated Hacker NewsAug 14, 2025
Oh look, apparently streaming services have collectively decided to create a pirate utopia by charging more for less 📉💸. Congratulations, you've just invented a time machine back to 2005! 🚀 Expect pirate ships to dock any minute now, matey! 🏴‍☠️
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/14/cant-pay-wont-pay-impoverished-streaming-services-are-driving-viewers-back-to-piracy #streamingservices #pirateutopia #2005nostalgia #pricehike #piracy #HackerNews #ngated
Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy

As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way

The Guardian