a more restrictive non-commercial license. By contrast, a similar opt-in program for "licensed" photos does give photographers a 51% share of sales. On December 19, 2014, Flickr General Manager Bernardo Hernandez announced they would pull all Creative Commons-licensed images from the program and issue refunds, stating that "Subsequently, we'll work closely with Creative Commons to come back with programs that align better with our community values." Deletion of files of non-paying users On November 1, 2018, Flickr announced new restrictions for its users. On January 8, 2019, non-paying users would only able to upload up to 1000 files free of charge. Deletion of the oldest files, determined by the upload date, was scheduled to begin on March 12, 2019, until the limit of 1000 files was met. The size of the individual files would not be relevant. Alternatively, users could upgrade to Pro subscription for US$60 per year. On March 17, 2022, Flickr revealed that it had not in fact deleted any photos for exceeding storage limits. However, it announced that it would soon implement a policy limiting the sharing of "moderate" or "restricted" content to Pro users, and limiting free users to 50 "non-public" images. Images beyond these limits would be at risk for deletion. See also Image hosting service Image sharing List of online image archives List of image-sharing websites List of social networking websites User-generated content Tumblr References External links Internet properties established in 2004 Computer-related introductions in 2004 2004 establishments in British Columbia 2005 mergers and acquisitions 2018 mergers and acquisitions Multilingual websites Image-sharing websites American photography websites Social information processing Social networking services Video hosting Canadian websites IOS software Android (operating system) software Yahoo! acquisitions