I know this is a dumb question… But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

    • Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip
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      5 days ago

      Nope. I was wrong about that. I just looked into it more and you can’t. I have always had the paid version, I didn’t realize that was one of the features missing from the free tier. My bad

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        2 days ago

        Torrenting isn’t the only way to pirate stuff and you can absolutely pirate on Proton’s free version.

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        5 days ago

        All good, I don’t think anyone offers it. AFAIK I2P is the only option for free torrent anonymity.