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Study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I imagine for a lot of people an anti piracy campaign simply serves to alert them that piracy is possible and apparently so common and easy that everybody else must be doing it. They probably walk away curious about learning a new hobby more than fearing the consequences.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I like to call it the D.A.R.E. Effect.