Slowness and bandwith limitations are still an issue and it's likely that they will always be. It's already too slow to torrent large files over Tor and it also takes away the bandwith of other users. Tor also still doesn't support UDP connections, which may cause data leaks.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't torrent over tor, its nodes should be used for more important things than piracy

[–] nicman24@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you do not have to use exit nodes. you can p2p with other tor users. piracy imo is important due to the censorship that countries can have on legitimate content.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Regarding your last point, I agree, however it is not as important and it does take up resources that could otherwise be used for the people who need it (journalists utilizing tor, victims trying to get away from abusers etc).

Especially given that there are still alternatives to piracy without tor, whereas there are far fewer alternatives for these people.

That said, you're still right, it's minimal. Overall though, options for piracy without tor are accessible and should still be used when possible. From my understanding, few circumstances arise where pirating over tor is a better method for you and for others

Basically, use tor for legitimate content to help make tor safer for others using it.

[–] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For p2p it is better to use i2p, not tor

[–] nicman24@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

yeah completely agree although it is even more niche