Followers on Photobucket.

[88V8]

For years, I used the Bucket as a means of posting photos on various third-party sites, car forums and the like, until Bucket threw a wobbly and made that impossible without a premium account.
Bucket have since relented, but I have got out of the habit and hevem't added any new photos for over a year.

Nevertheless, in recent months I have acquired a number of 'followers'.
This seems rather sinister.
Might they be scouting for valuables, for instance?

Any views?

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[vrdiver]

They may be "bots" rather than real people.

I'd suggest NOT uploading photos that identify items of value attached to any data that might reveal your identity.

VRD

[UncleEbenezer]

'Followers' on any social media may very well be 'bots. Something - likely a keyword - in your content triggers them to spam you by adding themselves as follower.

[88V8]

Ahh, thankyou.
Yes, that could well be. I notice that none of them has uploaded any content of their own.
OK, I won't worry about it, but it's a good point that we should be careful what we put out there.

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[didds]

is there an option in your account to deny others the chance to "follow" you?

or that you can block people etc?

(I really wouldnt know - i've never heard of photobucket before )

[stevensfo]

is there an option in your account to deny others the chance to "follow" you?

or that you can block people etc?

(I really wouldnt know - i've never heard of photobucket before )

They were quite popular about 20 years ago and I had loads of pics on it to share with others. They didn't tell me when they changed their system and I only knew when I tried to log on one day, and nothing worked. Now with the greater awareness of security and privacy, I tend to think a bit more carefully before uploading pics to the web.

Steve

[Lanark]

Bucket have since relented, but I have got out of the habit and hevem't added any new photos for over a year.

They havent relented, if you upload more pictures, the bandwidth limits are tiny, so in no time at all you will get another demand for £££

Im amazed Photobucket havent folded yet, its not just that they are asking for money but the dishonest bait and switch methods they use.
Why would anyone trust a company like that ever again?

[88V8]

They havent relented, if you upload more pictures, the bandwidth limits are tiny, so in no time at all you will get another demand for £££
Im amazed Photobucket havent folded yet, its not just that they are asking for money but the dishonest bait and switch methods they use.
Why would anyone trust a company like that ever again?

Mmm, thankyou.
They served me well for years, Now I suppose I should look for another photo-sharing site. A reminder that the web is an ephemeral thing.

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[staffordian]

Mmm, thankyou.
They served me well for years, Now I suppose I should look for another photo-sharing site. A reminder that the web is an ephemeral thing.

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Imgur has been recommended on here and on TMF and I use it occasionally with no problems to date.