Mega was launched in 2013 and quickly gained popularity, but from the first time this service was involved in suspicions and controversies. In September 2014 the site was listed as "piracy haven" and, as a result of pressure from the US government, PayPal broke its agreement with Mega in early 2015.
Dotcom against Mega
Dotcom claimed that these government operations were a diversion. "Mega has experienced a hostile takeover and is no longer under the control of people who care about Internet freedom. The Government of New Zealand and Hollywood have taken over a significant part of the company, "the businessman said in an interview with TorrentFreak.
Megaupload founder resigned as director of Mega in September 2013 and in the following years was dedicated to publicly defame your own site. Today Dotcom has returned to warn users about the precarious situation of the company. "Mega had to survive without a payment processor credit card [PayPal] for almost two years," he said via Twitter.
The employer has identified as the main danger for the company to Bill Liu, a citizen of Chinese origin who lives in New Zealand and that supposedly has taken control of Mega. Liu is in fifth place on the list of most wanted criminals in China to have committed fraud in 2009. The New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, has confirmed this information: "I have not seen the list, but there is a list."