https://www.cnet.com/news/flickrs-new-limit-on-free-photo-sharing-is-helpful-not-hurtful-ceo-says-q-a/

The vitriol doesn't show what's actually going on, said Don MacAskill, chief executive of SmugMug, the photography site that acquired Flickr earlier this year from Verizon's Yahoo. On the contrary, MacAskill said, the change has been an unequivocal success.

SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill leads Flickr, too.