I've moved from Russia, where torrents are pretty popular and only recently were
mitigated by Steam, to a Nordic country. I don't intend on breaking the law, because my residence is temporary and I have funds to buy games, but I wonder if any of these things found in Russia or other Eastern European countries are accepted by people in the Nordics:
- Local torrent trackers and torrenting in general
- "Unofficial" streaming services
- Fan translations
- Renting and exchanging games
- Account sharing
- Selling and installing hardware hacks (e.g. Nintendo Switch homebrew chips)
...so I don't meet confused glances when I mention these Russian "customs" when chatting with locals. Mentioning specific services is not required, of course, I'm just trying to read the atmosphere.
Thank you for contributing to what will become "best practices" for any new instance when the surge of new users from Reddit (as well as spambots) subsides and the situation becomes less chaotic. I hope other instances which blocked yours over the spambots reconsider their decision.