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Free-riding on internet streaming service is on the decline in Germany, according to a new survey conducted by the Burda publishing house and released on Monday. Free-riding on streaming services occurs when one person pays for a service, but then gives out their logon information to others, meaning many people can watch a provider’s offerings but only one pays. Netflix in particular is attempting to combat the practice, by making free-riders pay for their own account or making subscribers pay for an additional member on their account. The Screens in Motion survey deliberately did not ask thos…

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