Just noticed my Photobucket images have been replaced with a ransomware! Okay, well an extortion to pay up if I want to see my images on this blog and my storybooks again.
My response to you, Photobucket: Arkell vs Pressdram.
Rather than watching the money come rolling in, Photobucket is going to see its users leave in droves! Nice one, PB! Are you taking lessons from EA?
More info:
- PhotoBucket now charges $399 for third-party hosted images
- Photobucket alternatives for third-party hosted images
- Info for Bloggers
Update
Looks like someone got a clue. Photobucket has a new CEO, who is making an effort to fix things:
https://your.photobucket.com/lp-101618/link dead
Photobucket Introduces New Management Team and Pricing Plan
Photobucket still has your photos, and it wants you to come back
So our images are no longer ransomwared, but we have to put up with a massive (despite what they say) watermark. I can live with that, I guess. At least it's a step in the right direction. I mean $400 a year, as if!
Update 2021
I'm getting emails most days telling me my account is above the limit, as it seems you can only host 250 images now without paying. I don't use Photobucket for anything other than my Sims stories and some of my Dreamsong pics, so no thanks, but there are several hundred photos on there (my stories were long!). Let it die. There are better alternatives out there.