Comment Harmful to streamers, not consumers (Score 4, Informative) 94
Prime will raise their prices to cover the 5% levy.
So will Google, Netflix, Disney, and all the rest.
And soon as they do, people will cancel and move on.
We're already witnessing a significant resurgence in pirating and torrents - this CRTC nonsense will just add fuel to that fire.
People are already leaving Disney in droves over their last increase, which was close to 30%. And they'll have to add another.
And now, many of the streamers are dropping ads.
What a shit show.