Have a memory of Zippyshare? An old link that still haunts you? Share it in the comments (or on whatever decentralized forum remains). The file may be gone, but the click should not be forgotten.

Pour one out for Zippyshare. It was never the hero the music industry wanted, but it was the hero that millions of downloaders needed. It survived the MegaUpload massacre, the RapidShare downfall, and a decade of legal threats. In the end, it was killed not by a gavel, but by a spreadsheet.

Zippyshare was the anti-capitalist hero of file hosting. For nearly 15 years, it offered a free tier that had virtually no restrictions.