twitpic.com Reviews

Twitpic was a popular image hosting and sharing service that was integrated with Twitter. Users could upload images to Twitpic and then share them on Twitter. The service was widely used, especially in the early days of Twitter when the platform itself didn’t have native image hosting.

Twitpic’s popularity waned over the years, and it eventually announced that it would be shutting down. However, in 2014, it was acquired and continued to operate. The service allowed users to access their archived content but disabled the ability to create new accounts or upload new content.

In 2018, Twitpic announced that it was placing the service in an archived state. This meant that users could still access their previously uploaded content, but no new content could be added. The announcement also stated that the service was operated and provided by Twitter, Inc.

The terms of service for Twitpic, as of the effective date of these terms, only allowed access to archived content. All other features of the services were disabled. Users could view archived content but no longer had the ability to create a Twitpic account, log into a Twitpic account, or post new content.

The terms also addressed privacy, stating that Twitpic’s privacy policy described how they handled the information provided by users when using the services. It mentioned that users consented to the collection and use of their information, including its transfer to the United States, Ireland, and/or other countries for storage, processing, and use by Twitter and its affiliates.

Regarding content on the services, the terms emphasized that any use or reliance on archived content was at the user’s own risk. Twitpic did not endorse, support, represent, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any archived content. It also stated that users might be exposed to content that could be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or otherwise inappropriate.

The terms also addressed users’ rights to their archived content. It stated that users retained their rights to the content they submitted, posted, or displayed on or through the services. However, users granted Twitter a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform such content in connection with the services.

The terms also outlined the limitations of liability and general terms for using the services. It mentioned that Twitter could revise the terms from time to time, and users agreed to be bound by the revised terms by continuing to access or use the services after the revisions became effective.

Overall, the announcement and terms of service for Twitpic indicated that the service was transitioning to an archived state, allowing users to access their existing content but not offering the ability to create new accounts or upload new content. The terms also highlighted the importance of user privacy and rights to their content, while also outlining the limitations of liability for the service provider.”

the reasons behind this review :
Popular image hosting and sharing service integrated with Twitter, Allowed users to upload images and share them on Twitter, Acquired in 2014 and continued to operate, Placed in an archived state in 2018, Users could access their archived content but not create new accounts or upload new content, Service operated and provided by Twitter, Inc., Terms of service only allowed access to archived content, All other features of the service were disabled, Users could view archived content but not create or post new content, Privacy policy described how user information was handled, Users consented to the collection and use of their information, Users' rights to their archived content, Users retained rights to content they submitted, but granted Twitter a license to use it, Limitations of liability and general terms for using the services, Twitter could revise the terms, and users agreed to be bound by the revised terms