Sometimes you want to prevent others from directly linking to the files and images on your website. Hotlink Protection in your cPanel enable you to specify URLs which are allowed to link files from your account.
It helps to reduce the stealing of your content.
Example of linking: An image is present on your account and another website is displaying that image using <img> tag on their website, therefore "hotlinking" your image to their website. By enabling Hotlink Protection for files you can block or grant access to other websites linking to your files.
For video tutorials on how to setup Hotlink Protection, click here.