Interest in Kodi declines following introduction of anti-piracy measures

The Kodi Media Center has developed something of a reputation as a platform for pirated content. Although the Kodi Foundation has tried to distance itself from this, it seems other measures are having an effect. The anti-piracy coalition, Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), along with new anti-piracy rules in the EU and UK, plus bans on Kodi boxes being sold via online marketplaces, has seen interest in Kodi decline sharply. New research from technology site Comparitech analyzing Google Trends data shows that interest in 'Kodi' as a search term has fallen over 80 percent from 2017 to 2018. There are… [Continue Reading]