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[–] American_Jesus@lemm.ee 45 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

After uTorrent was brought by BitTorrent Inc, they started releasing new shady versions, first added ads then released uTorrent bundle with crypto mining software without user consent

https://torrentfreak.com/new-utorrent-release-breaks-ties-with-bitcoin-miner-150413/

[–] RedSnt 24 points 3 days ago

They speedran the enshittification process, so quickly the term wasn't even invented yet.