Piracy on social media and messaging apps grows in Asia Pacific
AVIA has published its 2024 piracy survey. Despite a decrease in piracy on pirate TV boxes, pirate apps and streaming or torrent websites, the survey shows an increase in the incidence of piracy across Asia. Read full story...
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