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Hi, I was wondering how they do this and if there is a way to "cheat" the amount of data you are downloading or seeding.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alright, for a moment I thought you meant the actual files I download

That wouldn't make sense tho

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My fault. Sorry for the panic!