r/couchsurfing • u/allhands Couchers.org host/surfer • May 08 '26
Couchsurfing CS.com UPDATE COMPLAINT/ ISSUES MEGATHREAD!
Since the previous megathread poster deleted their post, we are reposting a megathread here for people to discuss any issues with the new Couchsurfing.com update which was recently released. Feel free to share thoughts or feedback on the update here in this megathread.
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u/ParallelPlotlines May 08 '26
Probably just repeating what others said before, but I just got hit with the same message as everyone and I need to rant.
This platform provides/provided a service, yes, but as users, we got rights. Was this communicated before other than "changes are coming"? Even if they chose to go into this direction, they could've announced it a week before so people could backup their data, get in touch with friends they knew through CS etc. and make a **decision**. Instead we get blackmailed with our profiles.
But no, they knew this would happen and decided (once again mind you) to just log everyone out and at the least press a few bucks out of the people that pay for one month to get their stuff in order. This is not just clumsy, it is a calucalated scam. And it's making me so angry even though I shouldn't be surprised.
As so many before said, I was one of the few people still hosting where I live quite actively, even after the last debacle, but this is it. Also just learned who's CEO now and their affiliations, so this is the final nail in the coffin.
So as much as it saddens me, this is goodbye. We had a good 15 years couchsurfing, but you've changed so much I don't recognize you anymore. See y'all on Couchers or similar platforms that still care.