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Re:No Nonsense List of Google Alternatives for Linux Users by ffpip on Saturday November 28, 2020 @12:06AM (#25235446)
> where lots of users used it for legitimate cloud storage

Lots of people use the bittorrent protocol for legally downloading stuff too. But we know what it is mainly used/throttled for.

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Re:No Nonsense List of Google Alternatives for Linux Users by viraptor on Saturday November 28, 2020 @12:15AM (#25235469)
There's no service behind BitTorrent storage though. No company can get closed and kill your existing seed with it.

The problem with mega was just that - they go down, your data disappears too.

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