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The chart shows the results of a several public surveys in the United Kingdom carried out from 2012 to 2019. The share of respondents reporting that they have illegally consumed digital music in the last three months remains relatively stable, showing only one per cent increase in 2019 compared to 2018.

The chart shows the results of a several public surveys in the United Kingdom carried out from 2012 to 2019. The share of respondents reporting that they have illegally consumed digital films in the last three months shows a significant growth in 2019, breaking the declining trend from the last few years. In 2019, the share of respondents who illegally consumed digital films increased by 8% compared to 2018.

The chart shows the results of a several public surveys in the United Kingdom carried out from 2012 to 2019. The share of respondents reporting that they have illegally consumed digital television programs in the last three months fell by 6% in 2019, from 23% in 2018 to only 17%.

The chart shows the results of a several public surveys in the United Kingdom carried out from 2012 to 2019. The share of respondents reporting that they have illegally consumed e-books in the last three months was almost three times higher in 2019 compared to previous year, increasing from 13% in 2018 to 35%.

The chart shows the results of a several public surveys in the United Kingdom carried out from 2012 to 2019. The share of respondents reporting that they have illegally consumed video games online in the last three months shows a signficant decline in 2019 compared to previous year, decreasing from 16% in 2018 to only 6%.

The chart shows the results of a 2018 survey in the United Kingdom concerning the online music services and sites used by music copyright infringers. YouTube was by far the most popular way for respondents to stream, access, or share music tracks or albums. Several pirating websites, including Pirate Bay, were mentioned by more than 1% of respondents.

The chart shows the results of a 2018 survey in the United Kingdom. When asked, "How confident are you that you know what is legal and what isn't in terms of downloading, streaming/accessing, and sharing content through the internet?" the majority of respondents answered that they were confident. However, 16% of respondents reported that they were not at all confident in their ability to know what is legal online.

During the Catalan crisis, the Russian news sources (Russia Today and Sputnik) have reached similar level of engagement of the viewers and readers as the Spanish news sources and BBC.

Naturally, the Spanish media was the most active in terms of the number of published articles as well as the amount of online sharing. However, according to the source, Russian news media (Russia Today/Sputnik) took the fourth place.

The graph illustrates the high number of engagements connected to clearly anti-European Union articles related to the Vote Leave campaign and to Russia Today and Sputnik. It also shows the high level of engagement of Russian disinformation organisations in United Kingdom, in the months leading up to Brexit. The European Union refers to EU28. The United Kindom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.