Comment on Meta Says it Made Sure Not to Seed Any Pirated Books

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Can you actually download a torrent without seeding it?

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes. Although it is considered “poor form” by the pirating community.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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.

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I thought most throttle you if you don’t seed too much?

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