Sadly this cartoon still holds true, just with the Mandalorian rather than GOT.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones
I once emailed Gabe Newell to thank him about a statement he made against restrictive DRM (when limited activations were a curse on PC gaming), and he emailed me back saying he sees piracy as a service issue not a money issue. To stop piracy you have to deliver a better service than the pirates. As Disney is not even offering a competing service in the UK the consequences are obvious.