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Understand what Torrenting is, how to begin Torrenting, and how to increase your Torrent speed.
Repeat after me: Torrenting is not illegal. With the rise of torrent-related crimes appearing on the news, it is no wonder the general public sees torrenting as a route to piracy. While this method of file sharing has indeed encouraged piracy in recent years, the act of torrenting is perfectly legal. In fact, there are several communities that revolve around using torrenting to share large files legally. In this Guide, we will explain what torrenting is and some key processes that go on behind a torrent. After that, we will touch on how you can begin torrenting files and, if you are already a regular torrent user, how you can increase your torrenting speed.
What is Torrenting?
In one sentence, torrenting is a way you can share large files quickly with a huge amount of people. In fact, more people interacting with the file means faster download speeds for everyone involved. Before we dive into how that happens, we’ll take a look at the common ways we have been downloading files.