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31 Percent Of U.S. Netflix Viewers Don’t Pay For It

However, a recent report from Parks Associates claimed that mooching leads to humongous losses of $500 million a year for the streaming video industry. The online black market for streaming accounts is thriving, and this is the major concern of Hastings and Plepler since stolen login credentials are sold at a discount in such markets.

From the article "31 Percent Of U.S. Netflix Viewers Don’t Pay For It" by Aman Jain.

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