RapidShare limits free download speeds to discourage pirates
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Through the death of Megaupload and the quiet shutdown of several smaller cyberlockers, RapidShare has persisted, insisting that it is "definitely aiming for legitimate use." Now, the company has further emphasized that stance by dramatically slowing speeds for non-paying users. Throughout the week, anonymous users and those with free accounts have reported far lower download speeds, and now RapidShare has confirmed to TorrentFreak that since it has "been faced with a severe increase in free user traffic and unfortunately also in the amount of abuse of [its] service" since Megaupload's shutdown, it has taken steps to make the site less attractive for piracy. »read more
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