News report

# Megaupload's Finn Batato dies from cancer

RNZ, June 12, 2022. The death of Megaupload's former marketing director Finn Batato, aged 49, from terminal cancer, reported on 12 June 2022 after Kim Dotcom announced it that day..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** June 12, 2022

**Research grade:** S1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** RNZ

**Published:** June 12, 2022

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/468971/megaupload-s-finn-batato-dies-from-cancer](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/468971/megaupload-s-finn-batato-dies-from-cancer)

**What it supports:** The death of Megaupload's former marketing director Finn Batato, aged 49, from terminal cancer, reported on 12 June 2022 after Kim Dotcom announced it that day.

**Dataset id:** src\_rnz\_batato\_death\_2022

## Research notes

- Page timestamp '12 June 2022, 5:44pm' (NZST); no byline shown.
- The article does not state a date of death; it reports that Dotcom shared the news 'today', so 2022-06-12 is the report date and an upper bound, not a confirmed date of death.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

-
[Finn Batato](https://takedownindex.org/people/finn-batato)

Deceased, Megaupload seizure

Later outcome

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)