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On January 17, 2014, Imageshack announced the change of its business model, which was moved from an advertising-based model to a subscription-based model. This change now allows only premium users to upload images.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.imageshack.com/blogpost/2014/01/imageshack-is-changing-but-your-images-will-still-be-hosted/ |title=ImageShack is changing but your images will still be hosted. |accessdate=2014-02-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623010814/http://blog.imageshack.com/blogpost/2014/01/imageshack-is-changing-but-your-images-will-still-be-hosted/ |archivedate=2015-06-23 |df= }}</ref>
In August 2015, ImageShack silently started replacing deleted embedded images with advertising, littering many internet forums with advertising banners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/263771/ban-imageshack-images-because-they-are-reusing-old-urls-for-advertising |title=Ban ImageShack images because they are reusing old URLs for advertising| accessdate=2015-08-28}}</ref> The company announced in November 2015 that free accounts would be discontinued on January 31, 2016 if they were not upgraded.<ref>https://medium.com/@ImageShack/imageshack-content-delivery-policy-changes-3984af30964e</ref>
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