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[–] GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Hi, newbie question. What is this download/share format called, and how do I access it?

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It’s a base64 encoded URL. You can usually recognize base64 by the two equals signs at the end. Just do a google search for a base64 decoder, and paste that text into it. You’ll get a usable link. (Technically you can decode them directly on your computer, but I don’t feel like walking you through the console commands for that…)

The base64 encoding is mostly to prevent bots from automatically issuing takedowns on piracy-related discussions. Because there’s the plausible deniability of “well we weren’t posting links.”

[–] Zetgeist117@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

its base64 of a url

[–] sag@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's a torrent file. You need a torrent client to download it.

Edit: Oh mean Base64 thing My Bad