Zippyshare, once a staple of the "simple" internet for free, direct file sharing, officially closed all servers in March 2023 due to rising electricity costs and declining ad revenue, rendering all links inactive. Its demise marked the end of the "cyberlocker" era as users shifted toward streaming services, ad-blockers reduced its revenue, and modern, instant file-sharing solutions became mainstream. For a retrospective on this era of the internet, a detailed article is available on 404 Media.