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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 === | |||
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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||