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I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don’t go tormenting without a VPN.

[–] GrumpyCat@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

But im broke which is why i want to pirate, Do i just use a bunch of free trials?

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely don’t use your real identity before tormenting others.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bro, you can get a vpn for stupid cheap these days. Some reputable companies frequently offer deals for less than $5 per month.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 21 hours ago

Mullvad is always $5 a month. They’re fantastic.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

That sucks but if you do it you'll just be broke without internet access.

You can use a free VPN, they're just going to log and sell all your internet traffic data.

[–] DownByLaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

AFAIK Proton has a free tier.

[–] Silfeed@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think their free tier prevents you from torrenting

[–] DownByLaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Just checked and you are right.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I think you can bypass this by using the WireGuard profile instead of their official app, haven't tried this for quite some time though

[–] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just use a free VPN like proton.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You can torrent on Proton’s free version now?

[–] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. I was wrong about that. I just looked into it more and you can't. I have always had the paid version, I didn't realize that was one of the features missing from the free tier. My bad

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

All good, I don't think anyone offers it. AFAIK I2P is the only option for free torrent anonymity.

[–] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

I've always paid for Proton a year at a time. Given as much as I pirate its well worth it