Hey, intact, what’s your add-on set up?
I use Firefox (but Edge is based on Chrome, and most of these should be available on Chrome based browsers) but Magnet Download doesn’t open up any pop ups on my end. I use the following;
- uBlock Origin
- Privacy Badger
- Decentraleyes
Also, another option would be to use a torrent blacklist for your bit torrent client, I might have to dig around and see if I can find it, I should have it saved somewhere.
Edit - Found it, VPN sounds like it’s still the better way to go, but it’s still another tool in the toolbox. Here you go;