Before I say anything further, yes I know how much the recommended VPNs cost. I can read. Please do not interrogate me about it.

I’ve been wanting to get into torrenting for a while, particularly contributing to private trackers related to music (and to a lesser extent retro games, though I don’t have much original stuff to put there as it’s harder to find rare games than rare music). FMHY recommends RiseUp if I must get a free VPN while I’m working on my financial situation, though I’m not sure whether it’s been tested in court. What are my options, if any?

  • ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    6 hours ago

    I use slsk, I’m just trying to find more places to upload the rare music I have to so it’s less likely to become lost.

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      2 hours ago

      Its not a big thing with trackers anymore unless you get into one of the exclusive private trackers dedicated to music, but this requires previous history with other trackers, good upload speeds, etc. I would just stick with slsk for now.

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      3 hours ago

      right so you just keep your music folder open so people can do just that. More audiophiles are going to be on soulseek than some random torrent tracker.

      I don’t understand why you insist on torrenting when you can’t safely do so. You’re going to get way more traction sharing your rare stuff on soulseek than you will torrenting it I can guarantee that.