Filesonic, one of the Internet’s leading cyberlocker services, has taken some drastic measures following the Megaupload shutdown and arrests last week. In addition to discontinuing its affiliates rewards program and not yet paying accrued money to members, the site has disabled all sharing functionality, leaving users only with access to their own files.
According to a shock announcement by the site, all file-sharing functionality has now been disabled, leaving current users only with access to files that they have personally uploaded. Many hundreds of thousands (probably millions) of links all around the web have now been rendered useless, at least temporarily.
While there has been no official explanation from the site as to why these actions were taken, all eyes are turned towards events of the last week – the closure of Megaupload and the arrest of its founder and management team. The events of the last week have turned the cyberlocker world upside down and there is quite literally panic among users and site operators.
(source via TorrentFreak)
