New study finds men, in particular, ignore threats
A new study from the University of Portsmouth has found that scary messages meant to stop digital piracy have the opposite effect on men.
The research says women are more likely to listen to this kind of messaging, but men usually boost their piracy habits by 18 per cent.
The paper looks at how well anti-piracy messages work as a put-off, checking the change in TV and film piracy plans among 962 adults compared with what they did before. The three messages tested in the study were copies of three anti-piracy campaigns. Two campaigns used nasty messages to fight piracy, and the third was more educational.
One of the nasty messages was from crime-busting charity Crimestoppers, which warned about the risk of computer bugs, identity theft, losing money and data, and getting hacked. The other message was from the French government, which used a "three strike" system, where pirates were given two letters before their internet was cut off.
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Threatening pirates makes them worse
26th February 2024, 07:40
Threatening pirates makes them worse 
