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A comment on Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine Says Farewell. Parent comment

Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by methou on Friday August 05, 2016 @06:29AM (#12231176)
It's worse as a Chinese citizen, buying is still an option, we have none, even through technical workarounds.

I used to be a Netflix/Hulu subscriber before they've banned proxy access to their content. Lately I tried to buy various TV streaming services but they did a great job in banning VPNs. This is where I stopped believing they have a good faith.

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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by hkjgkjy on Friday August 05, 2016 @06:51AM (#12231250)
Sorry if I have preconceived notions, but I don't imagine anyone running any risk of prosecution for pirating foreign movies in China?
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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by AsyncAwait on Friday August 05, 2016 @07:01AM (#12231299)
Maybe it's about the willingness to support the content creators, rather than the fear of being prosecuted?
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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by cmdrfred on Friday August 05, 2016 @07:13AM (#12231355)
In most cases enrich is a more correct word than support in these cases. Also replace creators for owners. Individuals and small companies I support well (buy every blue ray, CD and t-shirt they sell), large media conglomerates I do not.
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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by thaumasiotes on Friday August 05, 2016 @07:02AM (#12231304)
Ordinary torrenting is also blocked in China. You need to run your torrent software through a VPN.

Last I was there, Astrill seemed to be the way to go. But the situation evolves.

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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by rahimnathwani on Friday August 05, 2016 @01:17PM (#12234087)
Some torrent search/index sites and torrent trackers may be blocked, but torrent traffic itself is not blocked in China, at least on the domestic ISPs I've used. I can download a debian image over bittorrent, without VPN, without a problem. In fact, it can be faster than download directly over http, as the traffic has more potential routes.
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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by andrewclunn on Friday August 05, 2016 @07:05AM (#12231315)
Sounds like an issue with the Chinese government basically forcing you to use a vpn to use the internet, not the American companies.
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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by stevesun21 on Friday August 05, 2016 @07:22AM (#12231392)
Hah, really? http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/06/29/netfli...
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