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[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While true, be advised that some consider it rude to hotlink images without permission

Edit: as pointed out below, Randall gives permission to hotlink/embed on each comic page.

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Hmm, I've never seen that unless it's nsfw

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 7 points 2 months ago

It’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Does Randall putting "Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)" directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

lol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It actually gets funnier than etiquette like the old poster mentioned. Some folks got pissed enough from people doing it that they would replace the images with goatse.

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