Like ive looked around for free vpn’s and the free ones seems to stink, also what are the points of a vpn besides being safe online? ive heard its used for torrenting and such acts.

is there is no such things as a free vnp that what options does one have becasue im an autistic young adult so im kind alimited in what i can do/learn and i dont hav ea job for many reasons, and my family members think vpn’s are just for companys is there a cheap one i can convince them with like how do i tell them to get a vpn, also my close by family members are kinda old and such.

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    thanks for the info so internet archive plus tor, but what are some safe sites i can get direct downloads from? also whats a good way to store most of the media without getting in trouble.

    also thanks for answering my many dumb and random questions also i use windows so there that.

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      Depends on what type of stuff you want. Obviously check FMHY for DDL sites.

      The best way to store stuff is to do it locally… you can use cloud storage (w/ rclone encryption if you’re paranoid) but most of them you’d have to pay for. You can also give Telegram a try, unlimited storage, all you’d need to do is split the files to 2GB chunks.

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        This is some great advice! Especially the bit about Telegram. I’ve been using it to back up game and TV collections for a couple years now.

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          It’s a good service, I don’t personally use it cause I have slow upload speeds and teledrive is slow af but I can see why a lot of people do.