Re:Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results
by ddtaylor on Saturday June 30, 2018 @10:46AM
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As a subscriber of Netflix it's trash for my tastes now. Many of the shows I did enjoy are no longer on the service and once my subscription runs out I won't be renewing it.
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Re:Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results
by dleslie on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:34PM
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We did this for similar reasons; the documentary and edutainment selection ran dry, and the children's section had a terrible signal/noise.
Now we've been without any TV or streaming services for about six months, and relying on a Kodi box and my collection of ripped DVDs.
We spend more time together as a family.
Re:Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results
by burger_moon on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:25PM
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Documentaries just don't pay the bills and I think it's killed off a lot of potential for good content.
Chris Bell is someone who I heard talk recently on a podcast about this. He makes documentaries and discussed how hard it is just to break even making a documentary because of how Netflix/HBO/etc structure deals and vendor lock in.
Re:Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results
by 1123581321 on Monday July 02, 2018 @12:49AM
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Can you please link to the podcast or summarize how the deals are structured?
Re:Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results
by Kagerjay on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:45PM
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Sometimes I use popcorntime.sh (the open github repo mirror), run a VPN, and grab the .torrent file.
It only works if there are enough seeders, otherwise I have a seedbox that I FTP into for watching some movies I haven't seen yet.