Study: US BitTorrent Traffic Down
A first
BitTorrent traffic is in decline in the US for the first time, according to a new study.
The protocol, used by many pirate sites as well as legal services, allows people to download files bit by bit.
It saw its share of total internet traffic fall to 7%, a drop of 20% in the past six months. However, in Europe traffic continues to grow.
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