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After MegaUpload’s takedown by the FBI, other sharing sites began to fear the same fate. Users of famous site FileSonic will now be greeted by this whenever they try to download a file:

Check out this thread from The Escapist about other sites taking precautionary measures following MegaUpload’s takedown: Click Here

shortformblog:

imwithkanye:

so sad.

At the very least they could put up the MegaUpload music video (which we don’t recommend you watch because it’s a gratingly-catchy ditty that will be stuck in your skull for weeks). In related news, a couple similar sites, including Filesonic, have shut down, but MediaFire says it won’t because it has a business model that doesn’t favor piracy. (Context here.)

(via shortformblog)