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Unsplash controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2017

    Debate over the transition away from CC0

    Unsplash's move from CC0 to its own license drew criticism because users could not readily identify all images that had previously been available under CC0. Creative Commons director Ryan Merkley called for clearer marking or archiving of the earlier works.