Dear fellow sailors who use VPN for torrenting: which country or countries do you prefer as exit points, and why?

I remember some posts around the net from years ago suggesting Spain. But I’ve also seen Switzerland recommended.

Cheers and sail safely!

  • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Partly depends on the service you’re using, but short version is use the closest connection you can that isn’t in the EU.

  • remon@ani.social
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    5 hours ago

    But I’ve also seen Switzerland recommended.

    Please stop! I quite often have to change it to neighbouring countries because our servers are always slow and overloaded …

  • Polaris@jlai.lu
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    6 hours ago

    Idk, in Hungary no-one uses a VPN, as neither studios nor institutions really care about piracy there

    • Samantha [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 hours ago

      When I lived in Hungary for a few years I heard from friends that there was a joke going around “Even the police asks for a private tracker invite”

  • catdog@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours ago

    Depends on your entry point. If youre in a country, don’t use that country. I you’re in EU, don’t use EU.