Batu69 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 More than two-thirds of all millennials admit to having downloaded or streamed pirated content, a new survey from Anatomy Media finds. The same group also has a high preference for ad-blocking, which is believed to be directly related to the high prevalence of invasive ads on pirate sites. Despite the availability of many legal services, piracy remains rampant among millennials in the United States. This is one of the main conclusions of the “Millennials at the Gate” report, released by Anatomy Media. The report is based on a comprehensive survey of 2,700 young millennials between 18 and 24, and zooms in on piracy and ad-blocking preferences in this age group. The results show that more than two thirds, a whopping 69%, admit to using at least one form of piracy to watch video. Online streaming is by far the most popular choice among these pirates, whether it’s on the desktop (42%) or via mobile (41%). Torrenting, on the other hand, is on the decline and is stuck at 17% in this age group. Piracy preferences Streaming from unofficial sources is so dominant now that Anatomy Media decided to come up with a new word for those who engage in it: striminals. Whether they seriously considered the better fitting “striminalennials” is unclear. “These streaming millennial criminals, or what we call ‘striminals,’ watch what they want, when they want, where they want, and they don’t pay for it,” the company explains. Interestingly, 67% of all millennials believe that streaming unauthorized content is perfectly legal. Only 18% believe that it is wrong to stream content without paying for it. It’s worth highlighting that it’s up for debate whether the term “criminal” accurately describes people who casually stream unauthorized videos. Attempts to make streaming a felony previously failed in the United States congress. In addition to online piracy, young millennials are quite fond of ad-blockers. The report shows that two out of three use a mobile or desktop ad-blocker, or both. Ad-blocking preferences Interestingly, there is a direct link between the use of ad-blockers and online piracy. Millennials who are into mobile piracy use mobile ad-blockers more often, while desktop pirates have a higher preference for desktop ad-blockers. Anatomy Media suggest that piracy and ad-blocking might reinforce each other. Online pirates may be more likely to use ad-blockers because pirate sites are often ad-ridden, they argue. However, this causal relationship wasn’t researched. Piracy and ad-blocking While the above paints a grim picture for media companies, not all is lost according to Anatomy Media. The company, which conveniently specializes in “creative advertising,” says that a better viewing experience could encourage millennials to move over to the right side. “Young millennials’ dissatisfaction with their viewer experience and their overwhelming adoption of ad blockers is a call-to-action to improve the viewer experience and review the nature of the digital ad experience,” the report concludes. “Millennials will accept advertising as long as it is restrained, targeted and relevant,” the company self-servingly adds. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Most Young Millennials Love Piracy and Ad-Blockers That's because they are lazy, don't like to work, and thus have no money to buy anything. At least this is true in the US where millennials have been given everything and have become 'entitled' so much that they think they are owed everything and don't have to work for it. In the so-called 'good old days' (that weren't really so good...believe me) only the winner(s) in a sporting event received a trophy, now everyone gets one, even for participating, Students really did flunk out of kindergarten and other grades and have to repeat them, now you don't even have to show up most of the time and you still pass. We had to show up at work on time or know that we would be fired, now they don't even bother to show up, and if they even call their employer it may be an hour after they were supposed to open the business. They are lazy to a point, not so lazy they won't put check marks on a store closing sheet listing actions employees are to take at closing, but too lazy to actually do the work. After all, if they checked it then it is done. And if they get caught stealing (or pirating) they get their hands slapped. LIke the 4 boys who were counterfeiting 20 dollar bills at a midwest university using university equipment and using them in an area within a 100 mile radius from campus, who when they got caught, received a slap on the hand and expulsion from school. Not one served one night in jail. If I had done that I wouldn't have lived long enough to see a court, my father would have killed me or made me wish I was dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 What are you talking about nothing you post have too do with ads? I been using Adblock since I switched to Firefox years ago.. i'm not even a millennials I'm Generation X and i dont like ads ether my moms is a baby boomer and she uses ad block too ABP have almost a billion users now ,UBO has millions of users and its not been around very long. You say people are lazy and dont want too work. Most young people I know have to move 100s of miles away just to find a job that they didn't go too school for even though they have a degree.. In order for you too work they must be jobs everywhere and this has not been so for most of this century. Tell the Government too bring the jobs back from China and Mexico and people will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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