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[[wikipedia:Photobucket|'''Photobucket''']] is an image and video hosting website founded in 2003. It is estimated that around 2% of American internet traffic passes through the website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrington |first=Michael |date=19 Apr 2006 |title=2% of U.S. Internet Traffic goes through Photobucket |url=https://techcrunch.com/2006/04/19/2-of-us-internet-traffic-through-photobucket/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 Apr 2025 |website=Tech Crunch |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251002173509/https://techcrunch.com/2006/04/19/2-of-us-internet-traffic-through-photobucket/ |archive-date=2 Oct 2025}}</ref> | |||
[[wikipedia:Photobucket|'''Photobucket''']] is an image and video hosting website founded in 2003. It is estimated that around 2% of American internet traffic passes through the website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrington |first=Michael |date=19 Apr 2006 |title=2% of U.S. Internet Traffic goes through Photobucket |url=https://techcrunch.com/2006/04/19/2-of-us-internet-traffic-through-photobucket/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 Apr 2025 |website=Tech Crunch}}</ref> | |||
==Anti-consumer practices== | ==Anti-consumer practices== | ||
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In summary, the policy enables Photobucket and third parties to use biometric data primarily for AI training but does not restrict them from applying it to other commercial uses beyond that purpose. | In summary, the policy enables Photobucket and third parties to use biometric data primarily for AI training but does not restrict them from applying it to other commercial uses beyond that purpose. | ||
=== Holding accounts behind a paywall === | ===Holding accounts behind a paywall=== | ||
At some point in late 2024 or early 2025, Photobucket began emailing users of old accounts which had been locked or inactive for a lengthy amount of time. The content of these emails indicated that the users could regain access to the content in their accounts by paying, without allowing the users to even see what said content is.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Want to know what’s in your Photobucket account before you pay them to reactivate? |url=https://poopsnoop.com/Snoop/want-to-know-whats-in-your-photobucket-account-before-you-pay-them-to-reactivate |url-status=live}}</ref> | At some point in late 2024 or early 2025, Photobucket began emailing users of old accounts which had been locked or inactive for a lengthy amount of time. The content of these emails indicated that the users could regain access to the content in their accounts by paying, without allowing the users to even see what said content is.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Want to know what’s in your Photobucket account before you pay them to reactivate? |url=https://poopsnoop.com/Snoop/want-to-know-whats-in-your-photobucket-account-before-you-pay-them-to-reactivate |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Users can bypass the paywall and download their account content by initiating the [https://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039780614-Delete-my-account account deletion process], which triggers a link containing their photos to be sent to their email. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||