What they're wanting is for the sites to pay the $40/month so images in user generated content show up.
It's a dick move, but their business model went stale a decade ago and now they're up shit-creek - so who can blame them.
A group of intelligent webmasters is already working on a solution that doesn't involve supporting ransomized content.
Thank you
@Troy .....however, it's also, as far as I can tell, also aimed at individuals.....NONE of the well over 10,000 posts I've done here & elsewhere containing photos, shows....anywhere.....
Were WKC to pay this silly-assed extortion, it won't free up swamp's or mine or anyone else's as far as I can tell.....they want the site(s) to pony up ALSO?
I'd like to just whimp out & have them show, but don't have 400 smackers just laying around not earmarked for important stuff for family, like food, etc.....