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uTorrent Adds "Featured Torrents" Ads — With No Opt Out (Yet)

Posted by timothy on from the every-business-syndrome dept.

wrekkuh writes "BitTorrent, Inc, the company who owns the freeware (but closed-source) BitTorrent client uTorrent, has announced that it will be updating its popular client with 'Featured Torrents.' In a post on uTorrent's forum, the company explained, 'This featured torrent space will be used to offer a variety of different types of content. We are working towards bringing you offers that are relevant to you. This means films, games, music, software ... basically anything that you will find interesting.' In the Q&A portion of their announcement, the company adds 'There is no way to turn in-client offers off.* We will pay attention to feedback, and may change this in the future.' (*The Plus version of the BitTorrent client does not include these ads)."

4 of 399 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What's available for Bitttorrent clients nowada by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use rtorrent in linux. It is a terminal torrent program that has long since been the best torrent client, but it has no pretty GUI for people who think you have to click on things.

  2. Re:What's available for Bitttorrent clients nowada by darkHanzz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Transmission is nice for small servers (it has a web-interface) qBittorrent is good for the laptop/desktops

  3. Re:What's available for Bitttorrent clients nowada by Shikaku · · Score: 5, Informative

    Deluge or (Mac/Linux/BSD only) Transmission

  4. Re:Not surprised by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 5, Informative

    Running 2.2.1 here, also.

    It can be found here, if anyone is seeking it.

    Fair warning: Versions prior to 1.8 don't support magnet links.