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[–] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the benefit of using a Private tracker? If you have a VPN shouldn't that cover you?

[–] NateSwift@beehaw.org 28 points 1 year ago

Private trackers often have rules requiring seeding that keeps all/most of the torrents with a healthier seeding pool.

So faster downloads and less dead torrents. Sometimes greater variety

Private trackers have seeding policies in place that mandate or incentivize keeping torrents alive for extended periods of time. As a result, you see fewer dead torrents and much faster download speeds.

[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Curation and moderation