I used to work at DreamHost, and what you're saying is not true (for us). While it's true that the shared hosting business model only works because most people

I used to work at DreamHost, and what you're saying is not true (for us). While it's true that the shared hosting business model only works because most people buy the service and don't use it, we did not disable popular websites. I remember some customers actually getting semi-dedicated servers at no extra cost because that's what it took to keep their site online.