PayPal's filehost battle takes its toll

**L1b3rta** · 07-18-12 at 08:11 PM

As PayPal is ramping up its crackdown on accounts belonging to filehosts, PayPal's online traffic is severely tanking according to statistics of web traffic analyst website Alexa.com.

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http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/paypal.com

**TheChaosLegion** · 07-18-12 at 08:52 PM

Holy shit. I expected a drop, but nothing like that.

**mail2tom** · 07-18-12 at 08:53 PM

They're caving in under pressure from Hollywood.

**Majes_G** · 07-18-12 at 09:17 PM

LOL, bite the hand that feeds them.

**CyberKingdom** · 07-18-12 at 10:52 PM

They deserve it. Their work ethics is nonexistent and they should be treated as such. Although I like the convince of it.

**Noledox** · 07-18-12 at 11:16 PM

Inconceivable! I would not have expected that much of a drop over such a narrow topic.

schah · 07-18-12 at 11:20 PM

Damn U Hollywood

**HeavyGrimm** · 07-18-12 at 11:46 PM

Good. I hope they close down, and I hope that whoever replaces them will have better business practices.

**purehatred** · 07-19-12 at 12:00 AM

Thanks for the info! I expected this for USA's B*tch. I told them the same thing today in their survey lol (not kidding) haha

**SteveJones7** · 07-19-12 at 12:32 AM

I was a hardcore paypal fan UNTIL they started pulling this shit.

It took alot to put me off them, and they have almost succeeded.

So what kind of reverse logic makes idiots like this, think that reducing the level of service is a good thing for their business?

If their latest policies ruin them, I will celebrate, they deserve it so much.

Nunki · 07-19-12 at 01:26 AM

Well a lot of businesses see their action as a danger to their own.
Paypal made a really dumb move by taking the action they did.
Just cause the MAFIAA says it´s illegal, doesn´t mean squad.
I for one haven´t used Paypal for a single time since then, and have taken alternatives into consideration. Even though i miss paying my pizza with Paypal -.-

karlosfunkster · 07-19-12 at 03:01 AM

It appears that lobbying from this site and others is another major factor. Basically they look for links for paedophilic (that's the uk spelling btw) content and things like animal sex...plus believe it or not , scatological content (!) and highlight this on their site as well as using screen dumps as evidence which they snd to companies etc. What a shame that such clearly abhorrent content gets lumped in with sharing movies and TV series....

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http: //stopfilelockers. com/

Valid_Username · 07-19-12 at 03:33 AM

Yeah, I started following all this with more interest recently.
It's certainly more significant than I first thought.

The debrid site I use posted the Alexa graph a while back, there were comments about seasonal influences possibly making a difference?
I also noticed that PayPal had restructured and trimmed down their site at around that time -> less pages = less page views!
It's unlikely that file host payments alone are responsible for that change.

voodu · 07-19-12 at 07:05 AM

I am sure Paypay knew in advance what effect it would have on their revenue. They would have weighed the pros vs cons before making any decision.

07-19-12 at 03:01 AM	#12
karlosfunkster Expert Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 829	It appears that lobbying from this site and others is another major factor. Basically they look for links for paedophilic (that's the uk spelling btw) content and things like animal sex...plus believe it or not , scatological content (!) and highlight this on their site as well as using screen dumps as evidence which they snd to companies etc. What a shame that such clearly abhorrent content gets lumped in with sharing movies and TV series.... Code: Select All http: //stopfilelockers. com/ Last edited by karlosfunkster; 07-20-12 at 12:22 AM.

07-18-12 at 08:52 PM	#2
TheChaosLegion Chaos Master Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Ultimate Dimension Posts: 985	Holy shit. I expected a drop, but nothing like that.

07-18-12 at 08:53 PM	#3
mail2tom Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 472	They're caving in under pressure from Hollywood.

07-18-12 at 09:17 PM	#4
Majes_G Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cyberdyne Posts: 1,513	LOL, bite the hand that feeds them.

07-18-12 at 10:52 PM	#5
CyberKingdom Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,105	They deserve it. Their work ethics is nonexistent and they should be treated as such. Although I like the convince of it.

07-18-12 at 11:16 PM	#6
Noledox Bad command or file name Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Terra Incognita Posts: 2,709	Inconceivable! I would not have expected that much of a drop over such a narrow topic.

07-18-12 at 11:20 PM	#7
schah Novice Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Where home is Posts: 181	Damn U Hollywood

07-18-12 at 11:46 PM	#8
HeavyGrimm Hellblazer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: On a little rock floating in the vast emptiness of the multiverse Posts: 450	Good. I hope they close down, and I hope that whoever replaces them will have better business practices.

07-19-12 at 12:00 AM	#9
purehatred Best Remuxer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,468	Thanks for the info! I expected this for USA's B*tch. I told them the same thing today in their survey lol (not kidding) haha

07-19-12 at 12:32 AM	#10
SteveJones7 Too sexy for this board Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: teh earth Posts: 1,540	I was a hardcore paypal fan UNTIL they started pulling this shit. It took alot to put me off them, and they have almost succeeded. So what kind of reverse logic makes idiots like this, think that reducing the level of service is a good thing for their business? If their latest policies ruin them, I will celebrate, they deserve it so much.

07-19-12 at 01:26 AM	#11
Nunki Novice Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Terra Posts: 174	Well a lot of businesses see their action as a danger to their own. Paypal made a really dumb move by taking the action they did. Just cause the MAFIAA says it´s illegal, doesn´t mean squad. I for one haven´t used Paypal for a single time since then, and have taken alternatives into consideration. Even though i miss paying my pizza with Paypal -.-

07-19-12 at 03:33 AM	#13
Valid_Username Expert Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 720	Yeah, I started following all this with more interest recently. It's certainly more significant than I first thought. The debrid site I use posted the Alexa graph a while back, there were comments about seasonal influences possibly making a difference? I also noticed that PayPal had restructured and trimmed down their site at around that time -> less pages = less page views! It's unlikely that file host payments alone are responsible for that change.

07-19-12 at 07:05 AM	#14
voodu Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 317	I am sure Paypay knew in advance what effect it would have on their revenue. They would have weighed the pros vs cons before making any decision.