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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ObjectiveAd6551 on 2024-12-15 02:21:26+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Game of Thrones became the most pirated TV show in history, with the season 7 finale streamed or downloaded over 1 billion times. By season 8, illegal viewership doubled legal numbers with 55M downloads for the premiere. HBO eventually embraced the piracy buzz, calling it a “free-to-play” model.