Website Blocks Image Bookmark After User Hits Limit

1 articles · Updated · Mint · May 26

A website user was stopped from saving an image after reaching the platform's bookmark limit.
The site prompted the user to log in to save bookmarks, then displayed a message saying the image could not be bookmarked because the limit had been exceeded.
Removing some existing bookmarked images is required before the user can save the new image.

As cloud storage costs fall, why are websites increasingly limiting what users can save for free?

Are your saved bookmarks just temporary placeholders at the mercy of platform business models?