Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTBrian O’ConnellWed, September 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM GMT+2 5 min readYuriArcursPeopleimages/EnvatoThe term "torrenting" may sound innocuous enough, but in the digital piracy world, it can carry massive legal consequences, as one social media giant may find out.Specifically, BitTorrent activity allegedly traced to a Meta executive's home internet connection could become part of a sprawling copyright battle carrying as much as $446 million in potential statutory damages.Must ReadJeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneDave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake.