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	===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products (''2023'')===		===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products (''2023'')===
	In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software — data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=1 Jan 2023 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo \|archive-date=2 Apr 2023}}</ref> The article exhibited in Rossmann's video is still available on Wondershare's website and, notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=James \|title=The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone \|url=https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|website=Dr.Fone \|date=19 Aug 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~jWHBB~~ \|archive-date=~~16 Jan~~ 2025}}</ref>		In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software — data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=1 Jan 2023 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo \|archive-date=2 Apr 2023}}</ref> The article exhibited in Rossmann's video is still available on Wondershare's website and, notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=James \|title=The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone \|url=https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|website=Dr.Fone \|date=19 Aug 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251007064857/https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|archive-date=7 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

Sojourna: Fix oversight.

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	~~===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products (''2023'')===~~
	In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software — data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=1 Jan 2023 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo \|archive-date=2 Apr 2023}}</ref> The article exhibited in Rossmann's video is still available on Wondershare's website and, notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=James \|title=The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone \|url=https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|website=Dr.Fone \|date=19 Aug 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jWHBB \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref>

	===Limiting of license after purchase (''2022'')===		===Limiting of license after purchase (''2022'')===
	{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}		{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}

	Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on [[YouTube]] of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright striking his YouTube channel through [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act\|DMCA]] claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=OMIIwOZMFLE \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.		Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on [[YouTube]] of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright striking his YouTube channel through [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act\|DMCA]] claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=OMIIwOZMFLE \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

			===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products (''2023'')===
			In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software — data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=1 Jan 2023 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo \|archive-date=2 Apr 2023}}</ref> The article exhibited in Rossmann's video is still available on Wondershare's website and, notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=James \|title=The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone \|url=https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|website=Dr.Fone \|date=19 Aug 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jWHBB \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

Sojourna: Clean-up.

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Clean-up.

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	Wondershare has been accused of ~~'''~~deceptive advertisement practice~~'''~~ and ~~'''~~consumer-detrimental policy~~'''~~. The company advertises its Dr.Fone product as a recovery method of recovering phone data damaged by water, termed as being misleading and unattainable. Wondershare has also terminated perpetual licenses to their Filmora movie-making program.		{{Ph-C-CIS}}
			Wondershare has been accused of deceptive advertisement practice and consumer-detrimental policy. The company advertises its Dr.Fone product as a recovery method of recovering phone data damaged by water, termed as being misleading and unattainable. Wondershare has also terminated perpetual licenses to their Filmora movie-making program.

	==~~Controversies~~==		==Incidents==
			===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products (''2023'')===
			In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software — data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rossmann \|first=Louis \|title=Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=1 Jan 2023 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo \|archive-date=2 Apr 2023}}</ref> The article exhibited in Rossmann's video is still available on Wondershare's website and, notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Davis \|first=James \|title=The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone \|url=https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html \|website=Dr.Fone \|date=19 Aug 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jWHBB \|archive-date=16 Jan 2025}}</ref>

	===~~Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products~~===		===Limiting of license after purchase (''2022'')===
	In a ~~2023~~ video, ~~Louis Rossmann revealed that~~ Wondershare ~~produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr~~.~~Fone" product. The article shown portrayed~~ the ~~software as~~ a ~~viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed~~ by ~~software: data recovery for water damaged phones.~~<ref>~~''[~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~eKX0LjGBBqo&t~~=~~135s "Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think"~~] - ~~youtube.com~~ - ~~accessed 2025~~-~~01-31. [~~https://preservetube.com/watch?v=~~eKX0LjGBBqo Archived] from the original on 2023~~-~~04-02.''~~</ref> ~~The article exhibited in Rossman's video is still available on~~ Wondershare~~'s website~~, and ~~notably, still asserts that~~ the ~~software is "~~[~~the~~] ~~best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery~~."<ref>[https://~~archive~~.ph/~~CIwt1 "The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone"~~] - archive~~.ph~~ - ~~archived from the [~~https://~~drfone~~.~~wondershare~~.com/~~iphone~~-~~recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html original] 2025-01-16~~</ref>		{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}

			Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on [[YouTube]] of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright striking his YouTube channel through [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act\|DMCA]] claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|access-date=14 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=OMIIwOZMFLE \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

	==~~=Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)=~~==		==Products==
	{{~~Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}~~		{{Ph-C-P}}
	Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222115513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|archive-date=22 Dec 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-1}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231162918/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|archive-date=31 Dec 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-~~video~~-2}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~Wondershare~~]]
			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

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	===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products===		===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products===
	In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software: data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s "Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think"] - youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-31</ref> The article exhibited in Rossman's video is still available on Wondershare's website, and notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>[https://archive.ph/CIwt1 "The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone"] - archive.ph - archived from the [https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html original] 2025-01-16</ref>		In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software: data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s "Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think"] - youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-31. [https://preservetube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo Archived] from the original on 2023-04-02.''</ref> The article exhibited in Rossman's video is still available on Wondershare's website, and notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>[https://archive.ph/CIwt1 "The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone"] - archive.ph - archived from the [https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html original] 2025-01-16</ref>

	===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===		===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		\|Description=Software company known for personal software for tasks like video editing and data recovery.
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Wondershare~~		\|Founded=2003
	~~\| Type = Public~~		\|Industry=Software
	\| Founded = 2003		\|Logo=Wondershare Logo.svg
	\| Industry = Software		\|ParentCompany=
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://wondershare.com/		\|Type=Public
	~~\| Logo = Wondershare Logo.svg~~		\|Website= https://wondershare.com/
	}}		}}

	'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.		'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.

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	{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}		{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}
	Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-1}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-2}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.		Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222115513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|archive-date=22 Dec 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-1}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231162918/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|archive-date=31 Dec 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-2}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:Wondershare]]		[[Category:Wondershare]]

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	===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products===		===Deceptive marketing practices for data-recovery products===
	In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software: data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s "Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think"] - youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-31</ref> The article exhibited in Rossman's video is still available on Wondershare's website, and notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>[https://archive.ph/CIwt1 "The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone"] - archive.ph - archived 2025-01-16</ref>		In a 2023 video, Louis Rossmann revealed that Wondershare produces misleading content designed to promote its "Dr.Fone" product. The article shown portrayed the software as a viable data recovery solution to a problem that cannot reasonably be fixed by software: data recovery for water damaged phones.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKX0LjGBBqo&t=135s "Filmora/Wondershare is a bad company for more reasons than you think"] - youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-31</ref> The article exhibited in Rossman's video is still available on Wondershare's website, and notably, still asserts that the software is "[the] best solution for water damaged iPhone data recovery."<ref>[https://archive.ph/CIwt1 "The Ultimate Guide: How to Recover Data from a Water Damaged iPhone"] - archive.ph - archived from the [https://drfone.wondershare.com/iphone-recovery/water-damaged-iphone-data-recovery.html original] 2025-01-16</ref>

	===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===		===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===

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	'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.		'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.

	== Consumer impact summary ==		==Consumer impact summary==
	Wondershare has been accused of '''deceptive advertisement practice''' and '''consumer-detrimental policy'''. The company advertises its Dr.Fone product as a recovery method of recovering phone data damaged by water, termed as being misleading and unattainable. Wondershare has also terminated perpetual licenses to their Filmora movie-making program.		Wondershare has been accused of '''deceptive advertisement practice''' and '''consumer-detrimental policy'''. The company advertises its Dr.Fone product as a recovery method of recovering phone data damaged by water, termed as being misleading and unattainable. Wondershare has also terminated perpetual licenses to their Filmora movie-making program.

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	===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===		===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===
	{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}		{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}
	Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.		Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-1}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com \|ref=Batal-video-2}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Wondershare]]		[[Category:Wondershare]]

Emanuele: added consumer impact summary and fixed references

2025-03-15T09:02:58Z

added consumer impact summary and fixed references

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	'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.		'''Wondershare''' is a company that creates software products for media creation, document manipulation, and data recovery.

			== Consumer impact summary ==
			Wondershare has been accused of '''deceptive advertisement practice''' and '''consumer-detrimental policy'''. The company advertises its Dr.Fone product as a recovery method of recovering phone data damaged by water, termed as being misleading and unattainable. Wondershare has also terminated perpetual licenses to their Filmora movie-making program.

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==
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	===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===		===Limiting of license after purchase (lifetime cancellation)===
	{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}		{{Main\|Filmora lifetime licenses terminated}}
	Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.		Wondershare sold the product with a lifetime license in early versions of its video editing product - Filmora. However, when it introduced version 12 in December 2022, Wondershare canceled free updates for users with a lifetime license. After loud protests from users, especially after the publication on YouTube of a material publicizing the matter by Daniel Batal,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=22 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Just CANCELLED our Lifetime Licenses. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm90xW40c3A \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref> a long-time user and promoter of the Wondershare product, the company first explained that this time it was an "upgrade" not an "update" and the promise made in the contract was no longer valid. Then the company tried to silence Daniel Batal by copyright strike for his YouTube channel through DMCA claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Batal \|first=Daniel \|date=31 Dec 2022 \|title=Filmora Told YouTube To Remove My Video. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIIwQZMFLE \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref> Finally, Wondershare withdrew its decision and made future versions available to buyers of the lifetime license as well, but continues to use aggressive methods to try to force the purchase of updates or extensions from its customers. For example, the option to disable update checking has been removed. When starting the program, the user first sees an ad for updates. Filters for additional paid content have also been disabled, so that content belonging to the purchased regular license is lost in the mass of paid content. Exiting the program displays another ad encouraging you to purchase an extension subscription.

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Wondershare]]		[[Category:Wondershare]]

Mr Pollo: categories already in company category

2025-03-04T00:01:37Z

categories already in company category

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	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Wondershare]]		[[Category:Wondershare]]
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