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Study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men

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

Threatening messages aimed to prevent digital piracy have the opposite effect if you're a man, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found. According to the research, women tend to respond positively to this kind of messaging, but men typically increase their piracy behaviors by 18%.

Study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men
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