Is BitTorrent still relevant in the Modern Era? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Mavrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello everyone,

I recently came across an article on TorrentFreak about the BitTorrent protocol and found myself wondering if it has remained relevant in today's digital landscape. Given the rapid advancements in technology, I was curious to know if BitTorrent has been surpassed by a more efficient protocol, or if it continues to hold its ground (like I2P?).

Thank you for your insights!

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[-] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

These IPFS issues are basically UI-related. You wouldn't expect a torrent to start within 2 seconds. You wouldn't expect your torrent to be shared autonomously either. Technically, sharing IPFS hashes along with release names (similar to the crc32 on pre databases) would be very efficient, if only it was popular with a proper UI and indexing tooling. These hashes could even be signed by scene groups in the nfo.