Flickr Reviews 281

Usability issue-It's complex performing a basic task such as deleting a photo.

I know based on reviews not everyone likes Flickr.
But since 2008 nothing but great things to say.
They have always been fast and helpful

WHY IS THIS SHAMBLES OF A COMPANY NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE FOR LOCKING OUT USERS??
THEY ARE NOT GOD LIKE THEY CLAIM ?
JUST OVERPAID IDIOTS WHO HAVE BECOME TOO BIG FOR THEIR BOOTS
WAKE UP YOU OVER BEARING TWONKS

I created a new free account and the next day my account was delete while I was logged in to it. I emailed Flickr support asking why. Two days later I received a apologize and my account was re-instated. Then I went to reply to the first and only message I ever received and I was restricted from doing so because Flickr again thought I was spam. It was proven I was not spam when Flickr re-established my delete NEW free account. I again messaged them and was told there are new restrictions on FREE new accounts to protect other members. None of these issues were mentioned upon signing up. You have people with free accounts posting obscene nudes that are marked as public safe so that even the underage can view and my account was delete, re-instated and then restrictions placed on it? I had a photo of an old door and 4 nature photos but I was considered spam even after it was proven that I was not spam. All in a 5-day span, Flickr delete my account, 2 days later Flickr re-established my account, only to then restricted me from replying to a message but Flickr wanted me to buy a Pro account even after all of that.

Don't expect any level of support - a total disgrace from what I thought was a good company - They refuse point blank to help me recover an account Tim Christian Jones - despite it being mine. Just refuse now to even reply to emails! Avoid!

So, listen to this.

If you are SFW artist, you can have your account without a problem and paying, if you are like me, NSFW fineart photographer you need to pay them to have your profile there xD Twisted mindset you need to have for make rule like that and on top of that, site have plenty of other issues, so stay away.

Bitterly disappointed for what was once my favourite website...

I've had a Flickr account since 2008 but now I am blocked from accessing landscape photography groups (that's adult content apparently) when I'm in the UK.

No option to verify age for free users and no consideration of account age like many other websites. For example an account created in 2010 couldn't possibly be under 18 in 2026. That counts on sites other than Flickr.

Free users can't view images larger than 1024px because it is early 2000s at Flickr HQ.

Pro doesn't offer any perks for users outside the US. It is already poor value.

They advertise stock images that look like your photography alongside it.

Still no multi-factor authentication. Pretty dire considering in 2020 let alone in 2026.

The site is a piece of trash. It has only gotten worse! Their sole motivation for such bad customer service is greed! Over 20 years ago a free account gave you plenty of space and latitude. There was a huge adult community and we were all friends and having fun. We did not have to pay for accounts unless we wanted to.
Suddenly, they took the free accounts away and started treating adult images as though they were criminal and forbidden. That was unless you paid these greedy, horrible people.
Now they are literally monitoring the data information on your photograph for non-adult images and investigating if they are yours or not!!!! this big brother spying at its worst! Who are they check out and tell you which images are yours or not!!! so many times you alter the pictures and it’s none of their business! I hope they go out of business permanently! CEO belongs in prison! he is a disgusting person!

I had been a member since 2017. I purchased several Pro accounts for other members as gifts during this time period. Finally, I decided to purchase a Pro account for myself and that’s when all of the issues began to happened for me. Last year, I became so frustrated with the lack of help that I deleted my account. After a few months and much encouragement, I asked that my account be reinstated in which it was. All of my privacy settings were set to stay hidden. Yet all of the issues I had prior to the reinstatement still existed. Contacts disappeared, posted photos disappeared, countless times I would try to log into my account and I would receive a notification my account did not exist. All of my privacy settings were set to prevent my work from being exposed to outside web browsers as well as the inside the Flickr web browsers did not work. I contacted them about the issues and the explanation I received was it was always a bug that they were working on it but the issues were never resolved. I had over 4.4 million views and Flickr.com just would not make right their wrongs with my account. My years and the money I spent meant nothing to them. So, I deleted my account for the last time. It is a huge disappointment and I am saddened by my personal experience with the platform. My hopes for others are they do not experience what I have and if you have experienced what I have just know you’re not alone.

Ffs stop asking for data/cookie permission when logging in on mobile. Your site is a pain in the arse. Pages and pages of crap sites you want to share my data with. The answer is NO.

What a anoying site man, every 3 pics I get an ad or have to wait, I have to pay to piecefully scroll through an album nowadays ? come on.

TAKING THE WEEWEE!
PAY TO REMOVE ADVERTS AND SAVE THE PLANET ?
BUNCH OF THIEVING CLOWNS

Impossible to log on with 100s of cookie and advertising settings in the way. Tried many times and now I've given up. Appears that the site wants to collect all your data and won't let you log in until you give permission for everything. Plenty of other free sites that are far better than flickr.

New requirement to have a pro account to view mature account is greedy. I've been a member for 20 years and don't think I'll use Flickr any more.

Pretty useless really. If its not crashing / locking up there are adverts popping up all the time.

Used to enjoy Flickr, but the rules have changed. It's blackmail if I want to see all my German friends' photos need a pro account.

Honestly the worst photo share website on the planet
1 issues with photos being not allowed under their rules
2 continuously getting UI our account deleted
Loosing all your photos - without explanation
3 massive cost 20 usd per month
4 this company will go bust us they don’t
Understand their customers
5 recently got hacked with all your details
Now being used on the dark web
Go elsewhere my advise

They bombard you with advertising. Women's lingerie?? Sado Mascist underwear? Then they expect you to "go pro" and give them a donation! They'll be making loads on their adverts. You name it they advertise it. "Go pro"? No thanks.

Slow, tedious, outdated. It’s like using a website from 1990. The map function is not any better than when Yahoo owned Flickr many years ago. Customer help only directs you to the useless help pages. The good thing is it sometimes works well but not often enough. Been a customer since 2010 and probably will not renew.

Sad to see so many poor reviews and I have to say some look dubious.
I had all sorts of problems with PhotoBucket, so I switched to Flickr almost a decade ago and have barely looked back. Can hardly remember a major problem with the Flickr site. I admit I did initially push back at paying the fee for the Pro Version when they restricted the storage on the free version, but to be honest it's a fair price for what it gives me.
I can access my pictures anywhere in the world, like carrying all my photo albums on the phone.
The management of photos is excellent. You only have to upload a picture once, but I particularly like being able to have the same photo in several albums, and then those albums can be in more than one collection.
So for example, I can have an album for a ski trip and that album can be in the collection for the year and also in another collection for all ski trips. I happen to have an album of pictures of sunsets, sunrises and pretty skies, so a sunset picture taken on a ski trip can also be viewed in that album.