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Re:Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verif... by xethos on Thursday February 12, 2026 @08:57PM (#46997991)
That's why the bittorrent protocol is in such dire straights /s

Bittorrent actually has fewer real uses than Matrix. The former is useful for Microsoft and others trying to roll out big patches, but the latter is used by NATO, the German Armed Forces, and the French government

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Re:Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verif... by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:58PM (#46998420)
My understanding is that German users of BitTorrent are pursued and aggressively prosecuted for copyright infringement.
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