File sharing site Zippyshare announced that it would shut down at the end of March 2023 after it was reported that it would be unable to continue operating the service.. It is a free file-sharing site that was created in 2006 and generates income through advertising, in addition to being one of the largest sites on the net, receiving more than 43 million visits per month, according to Similar site.
However, the site announced yesterday the closure of the service, allowing users until the end of the month to back up important files. «We decided to close the project at the end of the month. Please backup your important files, you have about 2 weeks to do this. Until then, the site will work without changes.He reads an advertisement on a blog zippyshare.
Management claims that it is shutting down the service because it can no longer continue to operate it due to rising costs and declining revenues. Operators say that traffic to the site is declining as people turn to more modern file-sharing services with better performance and more features.
In addition, an increasing number of those who continue to visit Zippyshare are using powerful ad blockers, so the site’s ad revenue is in a free fall as well. As if that weren’t enough, a sharp rise in electricity prices has made it more expensive to run the site’s massive server infrastructure, cutting into already dwindling profits.
«There are still a lot of simple reasons, but we could write a book about it, and maybe no one will want to read it.Zippyshare statement reads. «In short, we can no longer afford to maintain the site».
Despite the bleak outlook this statement reflects, zippyshare It is still one of the most popular websites on the internet, with huge traffic. In reality, Because of its ease of use, a large number of unofficial anime distribution sites use this service to host episodes and even entire series.either for direct download or for embedding videos on the site (therefore, the videos are not hosted on the animation page, but elsewhere, so there is no legal infringement).
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