As streaming platforms simplified the "click-to-play" experience, the suspicion surrounding torrenting (malware, legal notices) drove the casual audience toward legal subscriptions.
How YIFY managed to fit 1080p films into 1.5GB to 2GB containers. Suspicion YIFY
TorrentFreak Archives (2010–2015): Tracking the rise and fall of YTS. the suspicion surrounding torrenting (malware
How YIFY conditioned a generation of viewers to prioritize resolution (the 1080p label) over actual bitrate (image depth). Suspicion YIFY