Security News > 2023 > March > File-sharing site Zippyshare shutting down after 17 years
File-sharing site Zippyshare has announced they are shutting down the site by the end of March 2023 after announcing they can no longer afford to keep the service running.
ZippyShare announced yesterday that they are shutting down the service, giving users until the end of the month to back up important files.
"We've decided that we're shutting down the project at the end of the month. Please make backups of your important files, you have about two weeks to do so. Until then, the site will run without any changes." reads an announcement on the Zippyshare blog.
An increasing number of those who continue to visit Zippyshare use aggressive ad blockers, so advertising revenue for the site is on a free fall too.
"Zippyshare is reportedly hosted in France. Its revenues reportedly come from paid advertising, which targets millions of users from around the world, particularly from India, where the site has an Alexa ranking of 278.".
While Zippyshare is no longer listed in the report, it is unclear if the expenses of dealing with copyright infringement notices and legal threats have helped lead to the site shutting down.