Internet ____ is making a surprising ____, according to recent research, with two hundred and sixteen billion visits to pirate websites in 2024. ____ downloading media seemed to be a thing of the past, with online piracy reaching a low in 2020, before Covid-19 turned the world on its ____. During the first few months of the ____, a massive ____ in online piracy was recorded as much of the ____ went into lockdown. Since the pandemic, piracy ____ have continued to increase, with many blaming the ____ costs of streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney Plus, as well as industry practices– such as charging extra for an advert-free experience that are ____ to many users. Before streaming giants appeared on the scene, films and television series were commonly downloaded using ____ websites such as The Pirate Bay, which used ____ software to connect users, allowing for a ____ transfer of large files, such as the latest DVD ____. In the 2000s, music was also ____ downloaded, with illegal copies of mp3s ____ around the world. However, the success of streaming platforms such as Spotify and YouTube seemed ____ the tide of piracy. Experts expected the pirating of video files to follow a similar ____ trend as streaming ____ (expanded rapidly), but rising costs and a ____ (worsening) of services may be driving customers away from Netflix and its ____ (copiers). In Europe, the average household spends almost €700 a year on three or more subscriptions to streaming services, with Netflix rising from around €7 in 2012, to upwards of €15 in some European countries.

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