FilesTube
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Type of site | Metasearch engine |
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| Available in | Chinese, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish |
| Owner | Red-Sky Sp. z.o.o. |
| URL | FilesTube.com |
FilesTube is a metasearch engine established in 2007, specializing in searching files in various file sharing and uploading services, such as Mega.[3] It also including sections for videos, games, lyrics and software.[4][5] It is owned by Polish company Red-Sky.[6]
FilesTube removes illegal content from its search results on request.[7] As an attempt to block illegal downloads, Malaysia has blocked access to FilesTube and other several file-sharing websites online.[8]
Name and logo
The name and logo of the website are in the style of the video-sharing website YouTube. While the old logo looked almost identical to the YouTube logo (with "Files" replacing "You" and the logo color being blue), slight changes have been made to the current logo.
Reception
Donnie Jenkins of Chattanooga Times Free Press called the website "a dedicated search site to find downloadable files such as audio, video and documents".[9]
Accounts
FilesTube can be accessed and used by anyone. However, there are some features of FilesTube that require an account to use. When creating an account, FilesTube requires the user's email address and a unique username and password.[10]
Automatically collected information
When visiting FilesTube, whether the user is a registered FilesTube user or not, FilesTube will automatically log data related to the visit: the connecting IP address, browser type, software used, the webpage visited prior to visiting FilesTube, the requested FilesTube pages, access times, dates and other figures. This information is used for observation and examination of how the site was utilized and what services were also present, to develop the progression of the site's functionality and user-friendliness, and to provide a more personal experience for the user's necessities. This data is also used to confirm that the users of FilesTube meet the criteria necessary to process their requests.[11]
References
- ^ "web.archive.org entry on FilesTube. The first archived results are from 2007".
- ^ "Filestube.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "About FilesTube".
- ^ "The FilesTube homepage contains a bar at the top of the page used to categorize and search specific download types".
- ^ "[FilesTube] is a dedicated search site to find downloadable files such as audio, video and documents".
- ^ "English entry in Red-Sky's portfolio".
- ^ "FilesTube's DMCA policy".
- ^ FilesTube Secures New Domain To Bypass Domain Blocking, June 19, 2011
- ^ "Jenkins: Convenience is just an app away".
- ^ "FilesTube registration form".
- ^ "FilesTube privacy policy".