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Hosting Images/Videos site

Started by PredatorX2 · Feb 3, 2025

#5528
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
Yeah no idea where you'd find a service that allows large uploads, doesn't use JS, doesn't require registration, and allows you to preview files. That seems like a unicorn service that wouldn't exist for very long if it existed.
#5529
↳ Replying to @root
Ok, thanks for the answer I may have been a little too optimistic
#5530
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
This has been done, and they're always shut down. It's a breeding ground for the unwanted kind. Posting a question like this with the username Predator, well that's not a good look now is it?
#5533
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
Mega, make sure your file is compresses and encrypted with a strong password, if the host link of your file gets reported with proof of the contents of the file, it'll likely get taken down, so be sure to always have a local backup of the file.

And take proper OPSEC measures, like using a browser that's clearn of cookies and use proxies or a VPN.
#5534
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
Rent a server and host the content yourself. Given that it's legal content, you have many crypto friendly providers to choose from.
#5535
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
I replied to a similar post a few weeks ago:

/post/765c50de74a416ccf30e/#c-5567d01c1f0ef8d253

There's ⚠️Eternal⚠️ but it's limited to 100MB and, as its name implies, it stores files "eternally", you can't set an expiry date.

A Proton account comes with 2GB of free storage, but obviously you have to subscribe, and it doesn't work with JavaScript turned off.

/u/root

Yeah no idea where you'd find a service that allows large uploads, doesn't use JS, doesn't require registration, and allows you to preview files. That seems like a unicorn service that wouldn't exist for very long if it existed.


AnonFiles was close to that description, but has been defunct for over a year. It was shut down shortly after I discovered it, so didn't have the opportunity to test it. It allowed to upload files up to 20GB! I made a search after it got shut down, the reason given was "massive user abuse". Which gives some credence to your statement. (It still existed for two years, which is not bad in regard to the average shelf life of Dark Net websites.)

/u/DonatonCaprion

OP is adamant that the files themselves are legal, but anonymity is still a requirement, so what you wrote is irrelevant. That's the subtle distinction between privacy and anonymity, which I didn't fully understand until I found this excellent guide:

https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html

"Privacy is about people knowing who you are but not knowing what you are doing.

Anonymity is about people knowing what your are doing but not knowing who you are."


/u/PelicanFly

What is this bigoted mentality that makes you so suspicious about Predators? They're just ugly motherfuckers who like to hunt for sport.
#5536
↳ Replying to @PredatorX2
I think we should develop some shit like that, make it open source and then end users like you could set a local HS and share their files, images or videos.

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