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On the one hand, I'm happy that Flickr will stay alive but on the other, I'm worried about what Smugmug will do to it regarding policy. Smugmug's Acceptable Us
by throwawayad7d9f 8y ago
On the one hand, I'm happy that Flickr will stay alive but on the other, I'm worried about what Smugmug will do to it regarding policy.
Smugmug's Acceptable Use Policy [0] is rather puritan, forbidding things that are "indecent", "lewd", "sexually suggestive" or anything else that "in the sole judgment of SmugMug, is objectionable, harmful".
Flickr's [1] on the other hand is rather accepting: "If you would hesitate to show your photos or videos to a child, your family, or a stranger on the street, that means you need to set the appropriate content filter setting."
I really hope Smugmug doesn't force their ideals on Flickr. It'd be nice if instead they used Flickr as an example of how to loosen content restrictions on Smugmug.
[0]: https://www.smugmug.com/about/terms https://www.smugmug.com/about/terms
[1]: https://www.flickr.com/help/guidelines https://www.flickr.com/help/guidelines
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoIs it ideals or is it market placement? If they're staying separate then I imagine maximum market coverage means having a split where they maintain the family friendly visage of SmugMug and they keep the wide gamut of photography on Flickr.
- throwawayad7d9f 8y agoUnfortunately I discovered this isn't the case. I contacted SmugMug support and they've already decided all Flickr users will be subject to SmugMug's policies as of May 25th. Existing Flickr content that satisfied Flickr's policies can be removed for SmugMug policy violations. This is destructive and makes me sad for Flickr's future. I just hope they don't decide to mass delete everything with a content filter applied, since in theory all that content violates their new policy.