So Charlie sent me a message asking about my most recent pictures that I have posted from a storage place called photobucket.In doing some checking into this is what I found:
"Posted by Photobucket Press+ on Jul 6, 2017 in Press Releases | No Comments
Denver, Colorado (July 6, 2017) One of the world’s leading photo storage and hosting sites has begun notifying its largest commercial scale users that it will now offer an unlimited third party hosting subscription plan.
John Corpus, CEO of Photobucket, said that historically the company “relied heavily on advertising revenue but that major industry-wide changes in the advertising space have greatly impacted Photobucket, including the rise of ad blockers and the Company’s explosion of 3rd party hosting that generates zero revenue.
2. What is 3rd Party Hosting?
Photobucket defines 3rd party hosting as the action of embedding an image
or photo onto another website. For example, using the <img> tag to
embed or display a JPEG image from your Photobucket account on another
website such as a forum, auction listings, blog, etc.”
“This model is no longer sustainable,” Corpus added.
Corpus noted that seventy-five percent of Photobucket’s costs originate from non-paying users leveraging 3rd party hosting. The majority of the industry has either eliminated 3rd party hosting or imposed variable pricing based on consumption. To address the market, Photobucket has added unlimited hosting to its Plus 500 Subscription plan at a competitive fixed price
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My Account Has Been Restricted Due To 3rd Party Hosting. Are My Photos Safe?
Yes! All your photos are still available by logging into your Photobucket
Account. Photobucket has only restricted the ability to view your photos on
3rd party sites.
To upgrade your account or view our competitive subscription plans, click here"
It seems Photobucket has changed they're user agreement and will no longer host free 3rd party picture sharing. Which means no one can post pics that are being stored with them anymore to a public website free of charge. They are requiring a "low" monthly fee of $39.99 to do so now.
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