MegaUpload shut down by the feds

Kalekemo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:47 pm

Kitsune Dzelda · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:30 am

Angus, once again you show us the reason why the Internet will forget about it quickly: Half of them do not have memory retnetion beyond that of a goldfish.

Did you know half of the Internet broswers ont he web have less memory retention than a goldfish?

I never used MegaUpload, so Im not much affected by its loss :/ I also hear that following the shutdown, Anonymous actually made an attack on the government :/ I wonder if that's true.

Madican · **Joined:** Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:18 pm **Posts:** 13531

If by "attack" you mean "tore down some posters" then yes. That's all a website is.

Superior Bacon · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:02 am

Kitsune Dzelda wrote:

Did you know half of the Internet broswers ont he web have less memory retention than a goldfish?

this doesn't make any sense

though broswers made me laugh pretty hard

Terraem · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:54 am

The attack on those websites is really just a knee-jerk reaction to all the SOPA tension hanging in the air right now.

Cori · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:35 am

Anonymous has been working overtime after they saw what happened to MegaUpload. They've been bombing a ton of media and government websites. I hope they realize that the feds were technically justified in taking MU down after seeing that it actually has been breaking the law.

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

Madican wrote:

If by "attack" you mean "tore down some posters" then yes. That's all a website is.

Relevant xckd:

D-vid · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:13 am

Pretty much, yeah. But it's symbolic anyway. They're not trying to wipe out the CIA they want to be an inconvenience that is observable for everyone.
Like graffitiing a monument of some asshole.

Turbro · **Joined:** Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:11 am **Posts:** 5475

DDoSing a site is the equivalent of releasing a bunch of pigeons specially trained to shit on statues.
It's annoying, yeah, but not hard at all to clean.

Cori · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:38 am

True. I just find Anon's huge coordinated attacks over this a bit unreal.

Syobon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 am **Posts:** 15027

Holy crap, are they getting Filesonic?

Shad · **Joined:** Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:43 pm **Posts:** 15289

The decision to disable file sharing on Filesonic comes from Filesonic alone. They were scared of being sued like MegaUpload.

Fluffdick · **Posted:** Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:02 pm

Who the hell uses a upload site without file sharing.

Cafall · **Posted:** Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:24 am

http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/22/media ... el-piracy/

also

Megaupload – Closed
Fileserve – Stopped filesharing. You can only download your own files.
Deleting multiple files. Banning Premium accounts. Closed Affiliate Program.
Filesonic – Stopped filesharing. You can only download your own files.
Closed Affiliate Program. Changed server location Jan 22, 2012. Taken down it's Facebook page
Now using Digital fingerprinting. Files are being deleted as soon as uploaded (as Hotfile did).
VideoBB – Closed Affiliate Program.
Filepost – Started suspending accounts with infringing material (as Hotfile did)
Uploaded.t... – Blocked U.S. access.
Videozer – Closed Affiliate Program.
Filejungle – Owned by Fileserve (same as above). Testing USA IP addresses blocking.
Uploadstation – Owned by Fileserve (same as above). Testing USA IP addresses blocking.
4Shared – Deleting multiple files
EnterUpload - Down (Redirect)

adurumus · **Joined:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:35 am **Posts:** 55

I'm still waiting for imgur to remove its image hosting abilities, in fear that Disney will sue them for hosting gifs of hipster Ariel.

AWKWARD ZOMBIE

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