: The cost of electricity to power their massive server network reportedly increased by 2.5 times in the year leading up to the shutdown.
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: As a free service, Zippyshare relied entirely on ad revenue. The widespread use of ad-blockers forced the site to implement more aggressive—and often intrusive—ads to cover costs, which in turn drove more users to use blockers. : The cost of electricity to power their