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by dmn757 4524 days ago
The usage of a 0-249 block also keeps that sense of fear for the user base of the service(s). A sort of government scare tactic, you could say.

If a service was allowed to say that they had 0 requests, perhaps more users would flock to that service as a less surveilled alternative to a competitor that is in the 1-249 bracket(or higher).