Megaupload shut down by the U.S. Justice Department :(

Megaupload Limited,^[1] better known for its closed websites including the top-15 file hosting website megaupload.com,^[1] is an online Hong Kong-based company established in 2005 that ran a number of online services related to file storage and viewing. The domain names were seized and the sites shut down by the U.S. Justice Department on 19 January 2012, following their indictment and arrests of the owners for allegedly operating as an organization dedicated to copyright infringement.^[5]
The shutdown led to what activist group Anonymous calls "the single largest Internet attack in its history" in retaliation.^[6] The case itself has not yet been heard at trial.


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do you remember IYS? (International Youth Service)

Yes! It happened before internet (internet started for public on 1993).
IYS closed on summer of 2008, is was a penpal service, just before emailpals.



IYS will be closed on 30th June 2008

The International Youth Service (IYS) has been operating since 1952, over 56 years now. We have arranged foreign pen friends for school children and students aged 10 - 20 years in over 100 different countries.

The internet has lead to a situation where sending ordinary letters is old-fashioned. Letter writing, once very popular, is now a hobby of a few.

We have come to the end of a certain period. As we can not find enough young people interested in penfriendship any more, we have decided to close down this firm by 30th June 2008.

We thank all our customers, both children and teachers, in past years and wish you happy times. Don’t stop learning different languages and cultures and keep up those penfriendships you have managed to build up.

The staff of INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE

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