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minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·3 days agoWhat about legitimate torrented content? Are they going to outlaw the technology outright? Don’t plenty of legitimate downloads use torrents to speed up software updates and such?
minus-squareAtomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoYes. I share like 100+ Linux distros via torrents.
minus-squareseralth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoA load of game patchers use torrent tech to improve speeds. Lots of gamers torrent with out even realizing it
minus-squareHiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoHell, windows itself does it.
What about legitimate torrented content? Are they going to outlaw the technology outright? Don’t plenty of legitimate downloads use torrents to speed up software updates and such?
Yes. I share like 100+ Linux distros via torrents.
A load of game patchers use torrent tech to improve speeds. Lots of gamers torrent with out even realizing it
Hell, windows itself does it.