Starting to use "soulseek" do I need VPN (lemmy.zip)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Blxter@lemmy.zip to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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So I use a VPN when torrenting as per usual but with Soulseek I wish to share my music with others and that requires me to open a port. I have no problem doing so I just do not pay for a VPN that can do this at the current price I am paying. Is it possible/what are the chances of me getting in trouble ISP wise from using soulseek with no VPN. With where I live I would get in trouble with no VPN and torrents for clarity.
I see posts from years ago saying no just wondering if things have changed.

Thanks

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[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

Could somebody complain to your ISP? Yes.

Is this likely to happen? No.

I've been using slsk for about 20 years, and I've never gotten a warning about it. If I start torrenting, I'll get a warning from my ISP tomorrow. I think that it's considered too obscure to be worth monitoring.

[-] vasco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

What is your secret to stand the literal neonazis there?

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm not aware of any neo-Nazis (literal or otherwise). I don't spend any time in the chat rooms, though.

[-] vasco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

like half of the network is 4channers nazis. Sometimes you might stumble in neonazi material depending on the search terms.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Like I said, I've never ran into this, and I've been using it for about 20 years. Politics never comes up, because I'm almost never chatting with other users.