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

submitted 3 days 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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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago

A better question is, what would you improve over current way that torrents work.

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 3 days ago

A better question is; What would you change in the current Internet/WWW to make it as decentralized as Torrents are?

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

I wish there was a decentralised way of hosting websites. Kind of like torrents.

[-] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 3 points 3 days ago

There's some cryptobro projects about sticking distributed file sharing on top of ~ THE BLOCKCHAIN ~.

I'm skeptical, but it might actually be a valid use of such a thing.

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 days ago

Blockchain is a nice technology, but not all the solutions need blockchain technology. Just like BitTorrent doesn't require blockchain, a decentralized internet alternative also doesn't need blockchain.