'Hugged to death' is a term I use, and doesn't refer to any particular platform. Typically some sites get linked to by high-traffic news sites using the site/pa

'Hugged to death' is a term I use, and doesn't refer to any particular platform. Typically some sites get linked to by high-traffic news sites using the site/page as a form of reference for backing up the news site's claims. The thing is, these high-traffic sites spend thousands per month on hosting and have elaborate beefy setups with CDNs, and are renting fat pipes to serve traffic, which in turn DDoS'es the linked-to site in question, and the smaller site is probably running their site off a $5.00/mo Digital Ocean instance and just can't cope with the traffic.