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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.

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?

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.

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.