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  • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

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

    Edit: I love all of you.

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      9 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.”