You guys have to understand the whole thing with articles 13, 17 and 11 all changed again. Adblock numbers have increased rapidly because even the stupidest users use Adblockers today. Advertising companies have pushed the CPM so hard that PPD is no longer profitable today. Only PPS is profitable.
Not only that, the advertising companies are forced today by some governments that they require personal data. There has never been such pressure before. Here for example you can read more:
https://tunny.to/when-advertising-networks/
At the moment there are 3 factors that put extreme strain on filehosters. Uploaded is also massively under pressure and will no longer be able to withstand this. Even a secure place like Switzerland is no longer as secure as it used to be.
What filehosters are putting under extreme pressure at the moment:
- Articles 13, 17, 11 put the file hosters under extreme pressure. This new law has caused extreme upheaval in some countries. Countries like Switzerland are also affected. There, for example, is Uploaded.
- Adblockers have increased dramatically and the CPM are no longer profitable for filehosters. Bandwidth is still too expensive in Europe even if server prices have become cheaper over the last 10 years. Only PPS is profitable and no longer PPD.
- Advertising companies like PropellerAds, PopAds that were once safe started using KYC. (Know Your Customer). Now it is mandatory to collect data and personal data from website operators because certain governments require it due to the high pressure. And no filehoster wants to give away data even if the site is on a legal level. Megaupload was also legal and Kim Schmitz was still fucked in the ass.
Many uploaders here complain that not enough is paid out. But this is just the beginning of the whole thing, everything will get much worse but some just don't realize it. By all these new laws everything becomes more complicated even if it should become a process of many years, some will happen the next years. It is a vicious circle which will also arrive in the file sharing industry. From geoblocking to Internet throttling and censorship. It is only a question of time what will happen with PPD in the future. It is simply no longer profitable for a webmaster today.