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I2P support anonymous torrents

TOR is good for direct downloads (DDL)

Don't know if others exist...

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[–] not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world 111 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Controversial take: TOR shouldn't be used to download large amounts of pirates stuff. The network is already slow and congested and should be kept available for people that need it to fight censorship or other forms of oppression.

Why not get a VPN? Even a free one like Proton allows DDL and gives you protection. And it's also faster.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago

Controversial take: TOR shouldn't be used to download large amounts of pirates stuff.

Maybe only controversial amongst entitled filesharers (read: those who are simply too lazy or cheap to use something else). The Tor project has been recommending against this since even before 2010: https://blog.torproject.org/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea/