Three quarters of Russians refused to pay for legal online content as of September 2019 due to its high price. Furthermore, survey results revealed that one quarter of respondents across the country did not want to pay for an digital license due to ideological grounds. Overall, only nine percent of Russians admitted to purchase legal online content in 2019.
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ESET Russia. (September 20, 2019). What are the reasons that prevent you from using legal online content? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068742/poll-why-russians-do-not-pay-for-legal-online-content/
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