Are folks still using Flickr?

[matratype@typo.social]

Are folks still using Flickr? Is it a nice place to be in — no algorithms, no AI slop? Would you recommend it?

Thinking of reviving my long dead account

(Boost for reach, please)

[onpaperwings@typo.social]

@matratype I certainly know that @nicksherman and @stewf are big users and fans.

[klim@typo.social]

@matratype Yes!

[jlarmstrongiv@typo.social]

@matratype https://blog.flickr.net/en/2025/04/15/service-update-original-large-size-download-limitations-on-free-accounts/

[stewf@mstdn.party]

@matratype Yes to all your questions! And, when you pay, no ads either.

Other than @FontsInUse and @internetarchive, Flickr is my favorite site on the internet.

[stewf@mstdn.party]

@jlarmstrongiv @matratype Yep, they are doubling down on a revenue model where you pay for a service, rather than through algos and ads (where you *are* the service).

[typographica@typo.social]

@matratype Still the best place to host, organize, and share photos. https://www.flickr.com/photos/stewf/collections/72157721878264417/

They are taking platform-agnostic preservation seriously, too: https://www.flickr.org/programs/content-mobility/data-lifeboat/

[nicksherman@typo.social]

@stewf @matratype @FontsInUse @internetarchive Same!

[bri7@social.treehouse.systems]

@matratype i believe it does get used to train AI but am not sure whether or not the platform itself endorses this; just kind of a consequence of the CC license so many of the images have

[jef@mastodon.social]

@matratype I stopped posting there last December for no particular reason. Might resume at some point.

[forestine@sunny.garden]

@matratype i just made a new one but the groups are all very tumbleweeds

[flominator@genealysis.social]

@matratype
There are at least a few #flickr posts every month, so it seems like some folks do use it

[adayinthedotcom@mastodon.green]

@matratype I do remember before social media realistically existed, it was an awesome place.

[mandelbroccoli@cupoftea.social]

@matratype I like it, there are a few features that Pixelfed doesn’t have that I like

[jasohill@famichiki.jp]

@matratype I've been using Flickr since 2004. Will use it until I cannot use it no more. It's the only good place for photos on the Internet. Use it!
Oh, also my collection:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jasohill

[azurekingfisher@mastodon.art]

@matratype I lost interest when they threatened to delete my photos if I didn't go premium. Never went back.

[acb@mastodon.social]

@matratype @fsvo I am. Not sure if anyone I know personally sees anything I post there, though it’s up for posterity, and (unlike Zuck’s Dopamine Slot Machine) linkable on the open web.

[matratype@typo.social]

@acb @fsvo That’s all I’m looking for, really. Thanks!

[matratype@typo.social]

@AzureKingfisher Oh What happened?

[matratype@typo.social]

@oheso Excellent! I used to have a Pro account over a decade ago, which I downgraded when my usage fell.

Loved seeing the heron in your photos