Flickr is for connecting with others like a human, not like a robot. Nobody likes to be spammed. That’s why it’s not tolerated on our platform. We ask that you act genuinely & thoughtfully when you’re engaging with your fellow Flickr members.
Here are some behaviors we won’t allow:
- Excessive faving
- Excessive commenting
- Tagging your photo with irrelevant words or people
- Deceptive photo titles & descriptions
- Link Spamming
- Resource Abuse
- Copying & pasting the same comment or FlickrMail message in mass quantities
- Sending group invites in mass quantities
- Not reading or following group rules
- Unsolicited advertising
Any activity that would mislead or harass other members is prohibited. In most cases, accounts that are spamming will be terminated without notice.
Community Tools
Using the social functions on Flickr to connect & show your appreciation for other members is encouraged, but please don't abuse these features to engage in unsolicited activity.
Tools like faves, comments, FlickrMail, Flickr API, groups, Help Forum, or Report Abuse should be used authentically & responsibly.
Link Spamming
Don’t use Flickr to spam others in an attempt to boost search rankings of your products or services. We ask that you use the tools on Flickr constructively, or you risk losing access to certain tools, privileges, or your account altogether.
Link spamming can be defined as posting or embedding promotional links to a page on your account, regardless of context or member experience.
Accounts that primarily consist of such content may be deleted without warning.
Note: Only Flickr Pro subscribers are permitted to engage in commercial activity such as linking directly to a shopping cart, checkout page, or pricing pages on other sites.
Resource Abuse
Any misuse or manipulation of the platform functionalities would be considered resource abuse. Some examples include, but are not limited to:
- Using Flickr as a content delivery network (CDN)
- Submitting false or inaccurate abuse reports against other members
- Submitting fraudulent copyright infringement reports
Specifically, shady use of our API is likely to get your API key terminated. Here are some API key behaviors we won’t allow:
- Use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth
- Uploading images at a rapid pace
- Artificially gain followers, faves, or views
- Joining groups in mass quantities
- Creating or replying to group topics in mass quantities
- Promote spyware, adware, other malicious programs or code
- Generic image hosting service for banner advertisements, graphics, etc.
- Anything unlawful or discriminatory
Tags
While tagging your content to raise awareness is permitted and encouraged, using irrelevant, abusive, or excessive tags are against our Community Guidelines.
Our goal is to make photos visible and accessible to the audiences that want to find them. You should only use tags that are relevant and specific to the photo.
If we notice you are spamming your photos with irrelevant tags, your photos will be hidden from public search, and you will receive a warning from our Trust & Safety team.
Other relevant articles:
- How to report Community Guidelines violations
- The rules of Flickr
- Appeal Process for Account Violations