News report

# Mega spectacle at launch of Kim Dotcom's new file-sharing site

The Guardian, January 20, 2013. Megaupload successor: Kim Dotcom's launch of Mega from his Auckland estate on 20 January 2013, one year to the day after the Megaupload seizure.

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** January 20, 2013

**Research grade:** S1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** The Guardian

**Published:** January 20, 2013

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/20/kim-dotcom-mega-launch](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/20/kim-dotcom-mega-launch)

**What it supports:** Megaupload successor: Kim Dotcom's launch of Mega from his Auckland estate on 20 January 2013, one year to the day after the Megaupload seizure

**Dataset id:** src\_guardian\_mega\_launch\_2013

## Research notes

- published\_on taken from the page's schema.org datePublished (2013-01-20T14:48:46.000Z).
- WebFetch is blocked from theguardian.com in this environment; the headline and date were read from the page's HTML directly.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

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## Cited by

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Mega](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Same operators, Megaupload seizure

Later outcome

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