I know Usenet was used to transfer text messages and stuff in the early days but not so much nowadays. Also, I know this topic is more nuanced than this, but I just wanted to make some humour out of it, that's all.
I unironically use torrents as a way to distribute server world downloads for the mc server I run. They are .zip files from 20-60gb in size and it is pretty much the best unlimited download option that doesn't cost a monthly fee to host. Especially when 40-50 players all want their own archive.