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BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of Traffic

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lot-of-bits dept.

Pranjal writes "According to a reuters article on Yahoo, BitTorrent accounts for an astounding 35 percent of all the traffic on the Internet -- more than all other peer-to-peer programs combined -- and dwarfs mainstream traffic like Web pages." The article goes on to talk about how BT is no longer beneath the radar of those who like to sue file sharers.

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  1. Mistake by yanestra · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey, did they take my pr0n traffic for account? Obviously not.

  2. Re:C&D time? by Foz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sorry, but that's just an ignorant statement. Have you even LOOKED at bluetack?

    Oh wait, I forget, this is /. Of course not. It's easier just to throw rocks.

    -- Palis