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  • saltinot
    S2Forum Extremist
    • May 2004
    • 1946

    #46
    Just ran across this. Looks like Photobucket has PO'ed lots of folks. Imagine if you had 1000s of Amazon/eBay listings with images hosted on Photobucket. Sheesh!

    Photobucket accused of blackmail after quietly requiring users to pay $400 a year to hotlink

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    • Sonic
      Administrator
      • Jul 2006
      • 5514
      • Home: United Kingdom Current: England

      #47
      Originally posted by Colesy
      Photobucket are utter *******s aren't they. Rather everyone closing accounts shouldn't we all be signing up for new free accounts and filling them up with pointless images. Spamming them with the ransom demand image could work well.
      They are are utter extorting ***** and i hope their business dies a horrible internet-related death.

      I unfortunately however do know a couple that have surrendered to such twatish tactics and paid up as a business expense, just to make the problem go away.
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      • rs2coupe
        S2Forum Extremist
        • Oct 2004
        • 1782
        • Home: Trinidad and Tobago Current: United States

        #48
        It doesn't stop with Photobucket unfortunately PayPal has 'upgraded' their page which is an utter mess to navigate! Simply trying to get to 'send money' tab is a job in patience. As if they do not understand the concept of instant pay! Whomever designed this new format is obviously not an online user
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        _Anton

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        • cardcrash
          S2Forum Maniac
          • Oct 2009
          • 763
          • Home: England Current: Wales

          #49
          Originally posted by rs2coupe
          It doesn't stop with Photobucket unfortunately PayPal has 'upgraded' their page which is an utter mess to navigate! Simply trying to get to 'send money' tab is a job in patience. As if they do not understand the concept of instant pay! Whomever designed this new format is obviously not an online user
          Really? You just go to "Send & request" at the top of the page and then select "Pay for goods or services" or "Send money to friends and family"... or am I missing something?
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          • AndyP
            S2Forum Zealot
            • Feb 2004
            • 6049
            • Country: England

            #50
            I seem to be able to see my pictures again, have they turned 3rd party linking back on?
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            • Thuppu
              S2Forum Freak
              • Sep 2010
              • 4115
              • Country: Finland

              #51
              They propably have lost most of their customers. I have got several e-mails from them with offers that is quite different than when they messed up everything.

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              • AndyP
                S2Forum Zealot
                • Feb 2004
                • 6049
                • Country: England

                #52
                I got one the other day offering me an account that would allow linking for $2.99/month, was almost empted but it's only for 400 pics.
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                • Vorsprung durch Technik
                  S2Forum Freak
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 4754
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #53
                  Never ever had a problem until the other day when the $2.99 a month offer appeared. I thought nothing of it but later that same day all the pics disappeared in all threads but then next day all was well again. I think they're trying to on.


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                  • anthonys2
                    S2Forum Possessed
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 3512
                    • Country: England

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Thuppu
                    They propably have lost most of their customers. I have got several e-mails from them with offers that is quite different than when they messed up everything.
                    Thuppu am I right in thinking you've got a rather special 7 series BMW? for some reason when I log in pic disappears but when am not I see a few cars? If so have you got some pics looks nice?

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