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.

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[–] truxnell@aussie.zone 9 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Stick to private trackers, the risk of being caught is dramatically lower (harder to get it, smaller user base, companies target the big public ones)

[–] pirateKaiser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How do you go about finding and joining such a venture

[–] truxnell@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

keep a eye on https://redlib.trux.dev/r/OpenSignups/ for sites that briefly open for anyone to signup
keep a eye on https://lemmy.world/c/opensignups (not as trafficed as reddit sadly, might be better lemmy alternatives around)
Look for sites that do IRC interviews (MAM, RED, OPS)
Invite from a trusted friend (Note: I recommend being slow and steady and avoiding invites, its safer to 'make it your own way' - You can potentially lose your account(s) if someone youve trusted does something dodgy like buy/sell accounts - you have to absolutely 100% trust the person longterm and anyone theyve invited)
Never ask for invites, especially publically/DM's/unsolicited.
Once into a reputable site and rank up a little through seeding/account time, look for invite/power user forums to request invites to other sites. This is how you branch out over time and 'recruit' your way through trackers.
If your into ebooks MAM is a excelent starting place, its incredibly easy and forgiving and has a good invite section to springboard from (and friendly/welcoming community).
TL is really good, has lots of freeleech packs, and is open semi-regulary, often when another tracker has issues/downtime.

Info:

sites/acronym list (exhaustive) https://hdvinnie.github.io/Private-Trackers-Spreadsheet/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Private_trackers (older but still interesting/relevant)
https://redlib.trux.dev/r/Piracy/comments/19bl0dn/the_complete_guide_to_climbing_the_ranks_of/

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

Pay for a month for TorrentLeechs seedbox promo to get an invite.
wait for opensignups. HUNO, FearNoPeer, onlyencodes are solid options.
do an "interview" at MAM. After downloading and seeding all you've downloaded for a few months, you'll be able to get into the trackers mentioned above and a few others (e.g. Aither).

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