misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMeta Says it Made Sure Not to Seed Any Pirated Bookstorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoCan you actually download a torrent without seeding it?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoYes. Although it is considered “poor form” by the pirating community.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoHeck, at some point I was seeing torrent clients advertising features that let you block connections to people who weren’t uploading and only downloading.
Can you actually download a torrent without seeding it?
Yes. Although it is considered “poor form” by the pirating community.
Heck, at some point I was seeing torrent clients advertising features that let you block connections to people who weren’t uploading and only downloading.