[samgtx]

What is even the crime here? "This person requested a torrent link" "This person posted a torrent link". What do they expect to charge these people with, even if they could track them down? It isn't like anyone is uploading torrents directly to reddit.

[Gigachad]

These days they don’t even post links it’s more “has this content been posted?” “Yeah you can find it on <site name>”

Which is why reddit doesn’t remove it because it’s so removed from the actual downloading.

[spookybones]

On that note, is it illegal (or does your service provider send you a warning) if you download a torrent link or does there have to be proof you downloaded the actual content of the link?

[hiccuphippo]

They are trying to frame the ISP for not doing anything against these people. And they want these people's info so they can testify against the ISP.

[jjeaff]

I would assume they want the identities so they know who to investigate more closely. If you are commenting on a piracy sub-reddit, you are probably doing some torrenting.