Flicker has made some dramatic changes on the photo-sharing site in response to the new safety standards set up by the United Kingdom. While some new rules affect the UK citizens only, the website is now working like an adult website: to create an account, the age of new users must be 18 years or more.
Update for Conditions of Service of Flickr The updated UK rules were made on July 24 in anticipation, but the photo sharing site owned by Smugamag made global changes especially in addition to people affecting the UK.
“The primary update is that Flicker will now need to be 18 years of age to create an account for all new users. This change helps us to align with developing global online safety standards and ensures a consistent and safe environment for our entire community,” Flicker writes in an email. This is a major change and affects everyone.
However, thanks for the passage of Online security actFlickr is setting new rules for material access to those who try to reach the site from Britain.
First, access to the material with safesearch will be stopped, for all a flicker pro substance will be disabled to all with subscription. Flickr says that it has gone with this approach because a pro -membership requires credit card verification, which is used as age assurance under the UK law.
Communication officeOr, Ofcom, have separated the websites in many ways, which websites can verify the age of users, including credit card checks, photo ID matching, or assessing the age of the user based on a selfie (although this final method has already been shown easily. Fool by a video game face,
This means that for free users of flickr, Safesearch will be automatically enabled and cannot be disabled without pro subscription. For visitors and to go temporarily in Britain, Flickr says that the experience of using the platform will temporarily align with the UK rules.
“When you are in the UK, Safesearch may be automatically enabled on your account. Your full account access and settings will be reinstated after leaving the UK automatically,” Flicker explains. “We appreciate your understanding because we navigate these new requirements to keep our global community safe.”
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