The large storage offer also pushed Flickr in the direction of collecting data about users to subsequently sell to advertisers. Expanding storage to 1TB for free accounts brought in the wrong kind of users-not people who loved photography, but rather people attracted by a large bitbucket they could dump files into. Yahoo was bought by Verizon in 2017, and in April of this year, Flickr was sold to SmugMug, another photo hosting site.įlickr's new owners say that the change is being made to better concentrate on what Flickr should be: a community for photographers to store, showcase, and talk about their work. During Yahoo's ownership, free Flickr accounts were made more and more capable, with the biggest change coming in 2013, when free accounts were given 1TB of total space. The original model was that free accounts were limited to 200 pictures, with payment required to go beyond this limit. To go beyond the 1,000 item limit, you'll have to pay $50/year for Flickr Pro.Ĭreated in 2004, Flickr was bought by Yahoo in 2005. Any content above that limit will be deleted, starting February 5, 2019, beginning with the oldest images first. Venerable photo sharing site Flickr has announced that from January 8, 2019, free accounts will be limited to 1,000 photos or videos. Randy Adams / Flickr reader comments 171 with

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