Shutdown rumors, hoaxes, and scares

In general, when there is warning for a shutdown or a removal, it comes from a source whose veracity does not need to be questioned. A few times this has happened:

• December 2020, there was a rumor - allegedly confirmed by a purported May "change" in their retention policies that had not actually taken place - that Mediafire was going to start removing old uploads in January (May + the 8 months for accounts to become inactive). This had a positive outcome though, as it led to the proactive project which still (February 2023) runs for that site.

The purported announcement message. Essentially written from a fan's perspective ("the removal of memberships...") on top of being from a really shady source to begin with.

• December 2023, there were rumors that the game Poptropica was going to shut down, spread by an anonymous Discord screenshot.