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Their speedtest requirement also seems to be about geolocating you.
Edit: Also would anyone explain why they prefer mp3 to aac and don't even mention ogg? And what's the point of uploading both cbr and vbr mp3s? Isn't it ogg>aac>mp3 vbr>mp3 cbr quality wise?
The speedtest requirement is to ensure that you can seed effectively. Its for the overall health of the network not so they can geolocate you. If geolocation was a concern, then your IP would be plenty.
They say that they don't have a minimum speed requirement and the speedtest result doesn't affect your application. Also considering that they specify that you choose the node geographically closest to you (instead of the lowest latency one) and the only other information in the test is latency, it does sound like they're either looking for vpns or your location.
IP is quite unreliable when it comes to geolocation, especially if you have a dynamic ip