MySpace lost more than 50 million songs uploaded between 2003 and 2015
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MySpace lost more 50 one thousand thousand songs uploaded between 2003 and 2015
The site blamed a faulty server migration for the loss of data.
English singer-songwriter Lily Allen cultivated her early on fan base through uploads on MySpace. (Photo: AFP/SUZANNE CORDEIRO)
Social media predecessor MySpace has reportedly lost all music files uploaded to the platform between 2003 and 2015, some 50 meg songs in total.
A faulty server migration has been blamed for the massive loss of video, photo and audio, subsequently redditors discovered yesterday (Mar 18) that they were unable to admission older content on MySpace.
The site now has a banner at the top of the site telling visitors: "As a upshot of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and sound files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be bachelor on or from Myspace. We apologise for the inconvenience and suggest that yous retain your backup copies. If you would like more information, please contact our data protection officer."
Launched in 2003, the site served as something of a one-terminate shop for its young demographic - a social networking platform and music discovery hub all collected on i central site. For independent bands especially, MySpace was the place where all of their MP3s and photos would live.
While about users have left the dated platform for Facebook, MySpace nonetheless retained a cadre user base, mostly musicians, who remained active even afterward a disastrous relaunch in 2022 deleted most text content on the site.
The site has been credited for the rise of the Myspace Generation cohort of artists, including Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys and Yeasayer, who cultivated their early fan base through uploads on the platform.
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