AI has claimed another victim.
  • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
    571·
    2 months ago

    The headline blaming it all on AI seems misleading given the owner explicitly blames leechers in the community. Selfish chuds were routinely bypassing download limits and then had the gall to add their own paywalls without contributing anything back.

      • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        RTFA

        In the past several months, many specialized download managers were created that completely bypassed the site, donation messages, and download protections. Some of these download managers locked certain features behind a paywall that required users to pay in order to gain access. The use of Myrient for commercial, for-profit purposes has always been strictly forbidden. Such egregious and abusive usage of the site cannot be tolerated anymore.

        • tomalley8342@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          I read it which is why I was surprised, because the front page gives the impression that unrestricted free access is kind of its shtick?

    • noname_no_worries@lemmy.worldEnglish
      371·
      2 months ago

      AI datacenters buying up the hardware is why their hosting costs increased. Worsening the problem significantly.