<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
,	O
also	O
capitalized	O
ZippyShare	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
file-sharing	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
an	O
unlimited	O
amount	O
of	O
files	O
with	O
a	O
size	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
500	O
MB	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
noted	O
by	O
TorrentFreak	O
to	O
have	O
outlived	O
many	O
similar	O
websites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
RapidShare	O
,	O
Hotfile	O
,	O
and	O
Megaupload	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
notorious	B-Application
market	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Trade	O
Representative	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
report	O
writing	O
that	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
"	O
well-known	O
for	O
downloads	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
allegedly	O
infringing	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
warning	O
that	O
the	O
website	O
had	O
been	O
known	O
to	O
install	O
malware	O
on	O
users	O
 '	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
also	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
Recording	O
Industry	O
Association	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Trade	O
Representative	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
RIAA	O
recommending	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
be	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
notorious	B-Application
market	I-Application
in	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
writing	O
particularly	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
website	O
respected	O
takedown	O
notices	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
mechanic	O
to	O
prevent	O
re-uploads	O
of	O
infringing	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
was	O
blocked	O
for	O
visitors	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
403	I-Protocol
error	O
message	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
reason	O
was	O
given	O
for	O
the	O
block	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
unclear	O
why	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
block	O
users	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
became	O
similarly	O
unavailable	O
in	O
Germany	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
and	O
in	O
Spain	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
also	O
with	O
no	O
explanation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zippyshare	B-Application
ceased	O
operation	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
displays	O
a	O
message	O
directing	O
users	O
to	O
alternative	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
TechRadar	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Mayank	O
Sharma	O
gave	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
a	O
2/5	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharma	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
ad-free	O
option	O
and	O
privacy	O
settings	O
for	O
uploaded	O
restricted	O
Zippyshare	B-Application
to	O
being	O
useful	O
mainly	O
for	O
sharing	O
unimportant	O
files	O
which	O
are	O
too	O
large	O
to	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
an	O
email	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
file-sharing	O
sites	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
file	B-Application
synchronization	I-Application
between	O
various	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
