• Egonallanon@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    Yeah for reasons beyond my knowing torrenting seems to have really dropped off over recent years.

    • LumpyPancakes@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      I think it’s in part because of NAT. Less and less people have a real IP address, so they can’t share the torrents to others, and most VPNs don’t provide an upload port either.

      The tracker websites are also increasingly hostile with malicious ads, so those with ineffective ad blockers can’t use them.