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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by UncleMeat on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @12:04PM (#21006777)
What percentage of URLs returned from a google search of "the pirate bay" are fraudulent and serve malware? What percentage of torrenting clients are some degree of badware.

You can find the good ones, but if my parents were going to torrent stuff they'd either be scared away or end up with crap on their computer.

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by Faark on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @02:10PM (#21008229)
I totally agree. Torrenting (and other piracy) is easy until a necessary part in your workflow is taken down. Finding a replacement is a pain, unless you have someone giving recommendations. Thankfully TPB and co seem quite durable.
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