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If you're talking about those random malvertising-supported streaming sites then sure, but torrenting is not like this at all.

No, I'm talking about downloaded files. It happens maybe 2% of the time. You can't be sure the indexers are giving you the correct one.

I haven't encountered such a thing on private trackers for a very long time. Like, for years.

They usually have a very decent moderation and if they say that an entry has some particular resolution/subs/audio then it has it.

Sure, you have to stay as a seeder for some ratio/period in such trackers and can't hit-and-run, but it gives a warm feeling of contributions anyway.