The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Hassi03 on 2025-04-09 14:30:38.
Yesterday I watched the Arsenal vs Real Madrid game on a livestream, and I noticed something strange. My upload usage was unusually high. Checked Task Manager and saw that I was uploading data to multiple IP addresses and ISPs.
Turns out, the site I was using (PPV Land and streamed.su, two very popular streaming sites) was likely using a peer-to-peer streaming method, so it was using some of my connection to stream the game to others.
By halftime, it had used about 5GB of upload data. I only caught it because I had a bandwidth monitor app running. Most people probably wouldn’t notice at all.
So just letting you guys know. Since I’m pretty sure the general consensus in pirating is that just watching live steams is as safe as just leeching/downloading. But I don’t think this is any different then torrenting without VPN. Correct me if I’m wrong.