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Linking to pirated content is illegal in many European countries.
Then Google should be prosecuted.
Google does not host it links, it's very different.
Google does not store files it should not.
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#422Really sad to hear this. I basically built my entire Plex server with RARBG. Anyone have any solid private tracker recommendations for movies and TV shows? After taking advantage of public trackers like RARBG, I feel like it's my time to give back.
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#423Earlier quoted context omitted.
They did use aggressive popup ads via click-hijacking. So they were monetizing at least to some extent. Unfortunately for them, most people torrenting probably use ad protection.
To my knowledge, they didn't. There were a lot of imposter sites, which were indistinguishable, where you'd be told to download a VPN or similar. But the main .to site never opened any ads for me
It always did for me. The first time a torrent results page opens, the clicks open a new tab with ads. You had to refresh the results page to actually click through to the torrent.
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Private ones that are invite only, like PTP, BTN, RED, Bib, etc.—the public tracker community really pales in comparison.
so... unless you can send us invites, your suggestions are not really useful to us
There are still pathways into these trackers, which usually require luck or some amount of work on feeder trackers before you get an invite. I got in through the unofficial Reddit tracker BaconBits (RIP) back in the day—YMMV, but it doesn't change the fact that there are better trackers out there.
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#425Really sad to hear this. I basically built my entire Plex server with RARBG. Anyone have any solid private tracker recommendations for movies and TV shows? After taking advantage of public trackers like RARBG, I feel like it's my time to give back.
Torrent leech is great for movies and tv.
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> in western Europe it's quite common to get threatening letters as soon as you start torrenting without VPN What about the right of the privacy of communication? Oh, right, it's the state-owned postal services that have to respect that right, and only with regards to the paper letters, not the privately operated ISPs that can (and obliged to) wiretap at the slightest suspicion of crime.
This isn't the ISPs detecting you torrent. It's rightholders joining a torrent swarm, getting an IP-address, and asking the ISP for the person behind that address. It differs between jurisdictions whether the ISP has to comply or not. In the Netherlands they do not, (but Surfnet, a university focused ISP complies anyway). In Germany they have to comply. Lobbying is always happening to require ISPs to cooperate though…
>In Germany they have to comply.
Seriously, screw Germany here. The way they oppressively Gestapo your internet traffic just to catch you downloading an mp3 to treat you like criminal menace, is unheard of in the rest of Europe.
Can't believe the so called "privacy conscious" German public are okay with this invasiveness of their internet privacy when they're the only EU country as hardcore on this "issue".
If only they would invest as much resources in digital innovation as they do in catching people download a DVD rip, Germany would rule the tech world.
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#427Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google does not return links to the pirate bay for me https://i.imgur.com/MkAPoFl.png . At the bottom there is a message that says "In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 4 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at LumenDatabase.org" and links to https://lumendatabase.org/notices/27615507
Odd. Google always returns links to the pirate bay for me https://i.imgur.com/tNo6tbB.png I'm in Canada though. But I did use Google.com.
Canada has relatively lenient copyright laws/enforcement. It's likely that Google sees no legal need to honor DMCA-style takedown notices in Canada.
Here's a guide to the legal status of torrents here with broad categories, from most lenient to most strict (caution VPN spam): https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/torrents-illegal-update-count...
Interesting to note that downloading copyrighted content for personal use is explicitly legal (not just overlooked) in Spain, Switzerland, and Poland.
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#428Earlier quoted context omitted.
They did use aggressive popup ads via click-hijacking. So they were monetizing at least to some extent. Unfortunately for them, most people torrenting probably use ad protection.
To my knowledge, they didn't. There were a lot of imposter sites, which were indistinguishable, where you'd be told to download a VPN or similar. But the main .to site never opened any ads for me
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#429RARBG was originally Bulgarian, like many other trackers and warez stuff. Eastern Europe - inside EU or outside of the EU - has always been major player in this scene. RIP. I'm still curious how it's possible to run such global illegal operations without being exposed or caught. How is it still possible to remain anonymous on the Internet, considering in this age the thing is very mature and well commercialised?
It's very possible to run such without being exposed, but it involves patience and enough cash. Most of the time, these services aren't done in direct exchange for money or from people who have a lot of money in the first place. So what ends up happening is even if they can avoid the shallow legal issues by remaining private, they then run into the problem that nobody can pay for the service (not many options for pro…
Also: ad companies and payment processors are a weak link. They can provide de-anonymizing information to officials and cut off payments when their corporate values shift.
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beeig edgy and exploring edge cases for the sake of the argument has indeed become somewhat anti-social. i guess it has something to do with the width of the audience, as the bigger the crowd, the more likely it is that someone will take you serious and make a fuss about it.
Who are those people who are offended when you introduce an edge case against their argument? This is very weird behaviour because the whole civilisation is built on finding edge cases to demonstrate that a model doesn't work. For example, would it be offensive to say that a feather and a hammer will fall at the same speed on the moon to take down the Aristotle's theory of gravity? Is it OK to not talk about that kin…
The problem is people don't know if you're asking questions to indicate your disapproval (or to cause people grief) or if you're asking to understand. In other words bad faith questions vs good faith questions.
People get offended when you're asking bad faith questions. And it can be difficult to differentiate the two, especially when people discussing don't know each other.
I know someone who is often snippy with me because I ask questions where I legitimately want to understand something, but she assumes I'm asking to indicate she's done something wrong.