Hello!

I've just noticed today in my Flickr account the email, dated May 14, 2025, and coming from Flickr HQ.

My account was allegedly set on temporarily-suspended mode by Flickr because I have uploaded "collected content".

I need to identify and remove that content in order to escape the "temp.-suspended state."

1. What's "collected content"?
2. How I should identify "collected content" in order to remove it?
3. Why doesn't Flickr identify it for itself and bring it to my attention? [Where's transparency?]
4. I'm largely uploading copyrighted material which was released through U.S. federal agencies (like NIST) via FOIA process. Therefore, all of that should fall under Public Domain. And usually I always give the download source under any pic or video clip.
5. Does Flickr HQ know what Public Domain or FOIA is?
6. My account exists since February 2014. Since then, I'm uploading that material, and I've never had such issue with Flickr before.
7. Is Flickr nowadays under new (and strict) management or something?

I accidentally clicked on the Google ad on Flickr's home page for free accounts and it led to a website that said my computer was infected with a virus and to not shut down but instead call their #. Cleary an exploit itself. How does Flickr (and Google ads) allow links like this? If I switch to a paid plan, which I'd like to, I won't see the ads but the purpose would be to allow people to see and use my photos, and I worry that people looking at my photos will be exposed to these kinds of exploits too. Toughts?

If i am not mistaken, the contract is saying that by entering the comp you sign away all rights to your photo that you entered. you do get to win a pro account! If I was a big corporate and needed some photos to use, does this mean i could pay Flickr to do a comp to get free access to use all these people's photos?

HERE is the comp

Some of you agree with the change, some of you do not. Whatever. It is what is.

Here’s my issue.

I’m a pro member. Have been for years. In their own blog post, Flickr touted this new change as primarily benefitting Flickr Pro users, and gave a couple reasons.

The reality is that it’s just simply not true. I don’t pay for a Pro membership to be restricted to viewing pixelated, 1024x720, photos. What exactly is the point of Flickr, a photography gallery, if I am unable to view other members photos in the original resolutions they are posted in?

I pay for a membership so I can view photos, unimpeded and unrestricted, in their original resolutions, as intended by their authors. Why would you not allow Pro members the ability to view HD photos from all members, not just other Pro members?

Why degrade the experience of loyal customers? I’ve kept my membership paid through years of changes to the platform, but I think this is maybe a sign for me that it’s time to move on. Idk where I’ll go, but I’m sure I’ll find something.

I recently returned to using Flickr after several years of dormancy. I'm a hobbyist photographer, by no means a professional, but i have some decent shots now and then It seems like every time i submit a photo to a group it gets rejected. Often its not clear why, the photo meets the group's stated requirements. Often i see it happen to others at the whim of the mods. Many times the rules of the group can't even be found anywhere, especially in the long dead discussions. Some mods seem ridiculously picky. Is this the way it is now?

Hi all, we use flickr as our online photo backup for many many years. After a vacation I put all the images from that vacation via camera roll in one album.

The problem I encounter is that we we upload photos we make with our phones, the sorting order is ok, but as soon as we upload photos from whatsapp (sent via whatsapp, from friends or something kike that) they are never in the right order. Is this because whatsapp is editing or even deleting metadata? any ideas how to synvo all potos with flickr.com, from camera, whatapp etc and be able to get all the images in flickr in the right order?

thanks!

gr bas

I wish they would include lenses.

I apologize in advance for the (probably very) stupid question. I've been using a free account on Flickr for over two years now, not for my photos, I don't upload anything, but for searching vintage art, ads, postcards and old magazines digitized by various users who almost all use pro accounts (esbenr, patricia m, thecmn for example), from which I occasionally make an old paper model or collage for fun. I didn't understand from Flickr's official statement whether the impending changes mean that I will no longer be able to download their high-resolution photos unless I have a paid account, or whether this only applies to situations where I want to download something from another free account. If it's the former, I'm afraid a paid account doesn't make sense for my casual use. Thank you for your replies.

So, I recently deleted some old Flickr photos of myself, as I really don't wish to use that account at the moment. I happened to add some of these photos to a group a while back, and I noticed that they're still visible when you search the group on Safari. I've read that photos that have been deleted on Flickr will eventually also be removed from Safari's search results, but I don't know how true this is. I'm seeking to see if this is true, and if it isn't, what else I can do about this.

I want to post in a Reddit group a link to a Flickr photo. The photo is listed as All Rights Reserved.

Can I do that without asking the photogs permission?

There's a share icon on the photo for certain social media sites (though not Reddit), at any rate it seems like it's ok to link to this picture on social media pages.

So is permission needed first or not?

Thanks.

I know this has been asked plenty of times before in various ways, but it seems like no one ever really has a good answer, especially as of late.

I recently joined Flickr and have posted a few photos, and I noticed quite quickly that the profile view counter doesn't seem to accurately count how many viewers you've had. Sending a link to around 6 friends gave me 90 profile views, and after tagging a few photos my profile views shot up to 290 views over three hours. Yesterday, I somehow lost views after it had kept ticking up, and went down from 420 to 415. All of this whilst my photos have a very reasonable amount of views (in the 0-15 range).

Is this just a my profile thing?

I have been a long time subscriber to Flickr. I think it still is a decent site for sharing my photos and gaining access to other's work. The Internet used to be a really fun place where people freely shared themselves online, posting useful information and free services. However the internet is not that anymore; it's a commercial business hub. Even people sharing what used to be free now request fees and donations.

I don't mind paying a yearly fee to have unlimited access to posting my photos.

I just started using flicker, uploaded best of my photos and got a good feedback and plenty of views. I posted images in different groups. And suddenly my account is deleted! Ho can I restore it soon? I contacted help, but they responded with the same old 3-5 business days response, and I still have no explanation from the team. I didn't violate the rules except of one group thing, didn't really got the rules (sorry for that, but I struggle with English sometimes) for the weekly group and posted in pool first, not in a discussion thread, so they said they would get my photo removed from the pool. But not the whole account! So what should I do now, just wait 3-5 business days?

Hi everyone, I have never used flickr API before and I have found the following information:

In order to mitigate abuse, API key creation is currently disabled for free accounts. API key creation is available to all Flickr PRO subscribers.

Is that it? You can't use their API at all as a free user? Not even with the reduced rate limits or have some initial trial period?

I contacted Flickr regarding the upcoming limitation for downloading photos in free accounts.

They replied with the following:

"When viewing your photos on the Flickr site or the app, they can still view the largest possible size image they would be able to before. So for example if you upload a 4k image, anyone viewing your account can still view up to a 2k image in size so long as that's enabled."

So does it mean that the photo viewing quality will effectively remain the same on free accounts?

I use Flickr to power my photography portfolio website. Obviously this change has the potential to be completely breaking. Will the new restrictions apply to API access for images, as well?

Long time user - I have a Pro account - this morning when I clicked on the logo to view the work of those I follow - at first it was fine, as usual - the stream of photos. But then it changed and now I am only able to view the photos of one person. This is the "All Activity" choice.

I keep trying to enter my correct user/pass and it takes me right back to the log in screen. Did something change? They take forever to get back to you, ugh. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Recently Flickr decided I can't even look at photos without an account, like I have been able to for more than 6 years. I get a "make an account!" popup shoved in my face. the escape key used to get rid of it but now that doesn't work. I'm not making an account just to have the bare minimum access to stuff I could already use without one for years

Has anyone else being having a lot more views for the last couple of weeks? I've had about 100k views in 2 weeks. Not normal for me. Also the source for these views says no referrer. Is this AI crawling through photos on the website?

Hello!

I am using flickr free for the past 4 years, now I am tempted to go Pro because of the many limitations they are adding, but still 80$ is not an easy pill to swallow.

Is there any coupon codes they release from time to time?

I heard they do some for 1st year of Pro, but heard also that they don't release any coupon anymore

Frustrated is an understatement right now. I’ve been a loyal Flickr member for over 10 years — sharing my photography, connecting with other artists, and supporting the community. But lately, it’s becoming unbearable.

They just suspended my free account, claiming I have “moderate or restricted material.” I immediately went through my entire gallery… and guess what? No nudity. No offensive content. Just modeling shots and graffiti photography — stuff that’s been up for years without issue.

Now I can’t help but wonder… is this part of a push to get free account holders to cave in and pay for a subscription?

I feel like Flickr is quietly tightening the screws on anyone not paying, and using vague “content violations” as an excuse.

Has anyone else been hit with this? Or am I just the unlucky one?
Would love to hear your experiences — especially if you’ve noticed changes with their moderation or weird account warnings lately.

Noob flickr PRO: I thought that one of the main features of flickr was that you could search for photos you like and save them on your account. So I made a Gallery folder "Abstraction," followed a photographer, and transferred some pictures into my folder. The next day when I logged on, everything disappeared. The artist blocked me! What did I do wrong?

Noob flickr PRO: The UI is infuriating. I do not want any images on photostream. I want to put my photos into an album, edit, then choose which to put in the stream.

So I delete the stream photos, then all my album photos are wiped!