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this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2023
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People may complain if you tell them you're downloading big files over Tor, though
I've heard you shouldn't torrent over Tor because it creates and destroys circuits rapidly which bogs down the Tor network, but I've never heard that HTTP over Tor for large files (which would create only one long-lived circuit at a time (per file)) would cause any issues for the Tor network. I thought that kind of scenario was exactly what the Tor network was designed for. Do you have any good sources saying one shouldn't download large files over Tor?
I believe you are correct, I was thinking about torrents when I wrote my comment.
My only source is this website -I've heard arguments for torrenting here as well, so I don't think there is a hard set rule (although it does sound like everyone agrees download speeds are terrible).
It's true that download speeds tend to be slow over Tor. That doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother others. And OP was asking specifically about "safe" options. For the concessions one makes using Tor, I don't think there's a "safer" option out there.
I suppose if France and the EU start criminalizing encryption, Tor could start being "unsafe". (Not to be U.S.-centric, but the U.S. could totally follow suit.)