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Tbh I feel like downloading anime in any form is an unnecesary security risk. Theres websites that host it for free and adblockers that make them squeaky clean to visit.
7 23 ReplyThat is the most incorrect tech take I’ve heard in a very long time.
Downloading MKVs and AVIs is infinitely more safe than janky ass streaming sites EVEN WITH ADBLOCKING
15 0 ReplyAnd the quality is so much better to boot.
7 0 ReplyIf you're using VLC to play downloaded MKV and AVIs then injected threats are far from uncommon.
If a person already has a source for content they trust then go with torrents but if they don't then it isn't safer at all.
4 1 ReplyMPC or MPV >> VLC
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Those website are more of a risk than torrents
19 2 ReplyPretty easy to identify, quarantine, and repair threats from a browser compared to downloads.
3 7 ReplyWhen you're connected to a webpage for 40+ minutes you're being exposed to all kinds of info stealers, trackers, cryptominers, etc.
If you just check what you're downloading is an mkv, you are pretty much risk free.
2 3 ReplyOh no! I accidentally left location services on and now they've bricked my computer with ransomware! /sarcasm
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Oof.
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