Anyone hosting their photos with Photobucket (as in me) is currently under siege by their 'ransom' scandal. They have pulled their free hosting of images to forums with no notice, in an attempt to make you pay for these services. So, all the free images they have hosted since the early 2000s have had their links removed to force users to pay for them. Images are replaced with an ad to upgrade my service. I cannot even download the photos I've uploaded there until I pay for the service... hence, the "ransom" scandal.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/photobucket-endures-user-backlash-after-breaking-images-with-ransom-demand/
What is more demoralizing, is that this has hit all the forums. Automobile forums, DIY forums... the collective shared intelligence of people is being broken by a desperate company's attempt to fleece its users for money. As much as $400 per year for a relatively low allocation of memory compared to market-rate. Important information across the world may never be corrected or relinked.
This means every post I've made on here with a photo is most likely broken. Photobucket has been receiving horrible press about the situation. We'll see how it plays out, and apologies for the broken links.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/photobucket-endures-user-backlash-after-breaking-images-with-ransom-demand/
What is more demoralizing, is that this has hit all the forums. Automobile forums, DIY forums... the collective shared intelligence of people is being broken by a desperate company's attempt to fleece its users for money. As much as $400 per year for a relatively low allocation of memory compared to market-rate. Important information across the world may never be corrected or relinked.
This means every post I've made on here with a photo is most likely broken. Photobucket has been receiving horrible press about the situation. We'll see how it plays out, and apologies for the broken links.