Amazon and eBay Images Broken By Photobucket's 'Ransom Demand' (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday July 4, 2017 @04:00AM from the whoa dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Thousands of images promoting goods sold on Amazon and other shopping sites have been removed after a photo-sharing service changed its terms. Ebay and Etsy have also been affected, in addition to many forums and blogs. The problem has been caused by Photobucket introducing a charge for allowing images hosted on its platform to be embedded into third-party sites. The company caught many of its members unaware with the change, prompting some to accuse it of holding them to ransom. Denver-based Photobucket is now seeking a $399 annual fee from those who wish to continue using it for "third-party hosting" and is facing a social media backlash as a consequence.

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Re: idiots by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-04 04:08 · Score: -1, Flamebait

This is precisely what's wrong with Slashdot. There are too many smug users with contempt toward anyone they believe isn't as adept with technology. Get over yourself, especially because I'm sure there are plenty of things that you're unfamiliar with or don't do well.