# Flickr decided to scrap its 'free' ad-based business model in favor of subscriptions

**URL:** <https://community.humanetech.com/t/flickr-decided-to-scrap-its-free-ad-based-business-model-in-favor-of-subscriptions/2948>\
**Category:** Humane design\
**Tags:** ad-based\
**Created:** [November 2, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/flickr-decided-to-scrap-its-free-ad-based-business-model-in-favor-of-subscriptions/2948 "2018-11-02T23:11:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![aschrijver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.humanetech.com/aschrijver/32/1498_2.png) [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/flickr-decided-to-scrap-its-free-ad-based-business-model-in-favor-of-subscriptions/2948/1 "2018-11-02T23:11:55Z")

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Flickr will make a radical move in 2019. Their ad-based business model will change to subscription-based. With it comes a restriction of ‘free’ usage: no longer there is 1 TB of storage space, but a maximum of 1,000 images unless you start to pay.

> **[Free Flickr accounts slashed to 1,000 pictures; the rest will be deleted](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/11/free-flickr-accounts-slashed-to-1000-pictures-the-rest-will-be-deleted/)**
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> Flickr’s new owners realize that giving away free storage isn’t a great business model.

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**Author:** ![healthyswimmer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.humanetech.com/healthyswimmer/32/229_2.png) [@healthyswimmer](https://community.humanetech.com/u/healthyswimmer)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/flickr-decided-to-scrap-its-free-ad-based-business-model-in-favor-of-subscriptions/2948/2 "2018-11-03T04:21:01Z")

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It’s a start, hopefully we’ll see more of this soon…