Plusieurs cas en France ont montré que (upload) est plus dangereux que télécharger. Les uploaders de liens "Journal du Hard 1fichier" ont été condamnés à des amendes de plusieurs milliers d’euros.
In the underground scene, links are often protected by "DLC" (Download Link Container) files or link protection sites (like linksave.in or protect-lien). This adds a layer of obfuscation. A user searches for the content, clicks a protected link, solves a captcha, and is finally redirected to the 1fichier download page. This ecosystem has developed to prevent automated bots from deleting the files due to copyright claims.