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Imgur blocks access to most VPN IP addresses so any posts using the host will result in many users being unable to see the content. Sometimes only remote viewing is affected but is also often blocked when trying to open in new tab and view at the parent site.

Consider uploading to the fediverse or using a privacy-respecting hosting service like postimages.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago

heck I often won't see them as I don't like to allow imgur

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Same goes for catbox links. Either post the fatbox link instead or choose a different image host, the VPN is not getting turned off just for shitposts.

[–] jaygray91@piefed.zip 2 points 14 hours ago

Didn't know catbox are also blocked by some as well

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 20 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I honestly don't get why folks use external image providers. Lemmy is perfectly capable of providing post images, just attach it and there you go. Or is it about saving free space on a server?

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago

Impur started as an amazing simple free host

Then they had to enshitify it for money.

[–] verifiedbyme@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I also was of the assumption that imgur has turned to dogshit? Only read it in a Reddit comment before moving here, though.

[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 4 points 13 hours ago

It depends what they liked about Imgur in the first place, in the first couple of years, it really was a wild West platform that would host anything. Then it sort of became a social network, with one thing being the mods being really open to user suggestions and an active part of the community. The "community" was literally just the comments under images on the public feed. It was at its strongest around 2015 when a secret santa was organised completely adhoc under an image post, then turned into a formal thing. People would post images of something they were working on, accompanied by long personal stories and these would become some sort of "canon" and people would post response meme, and highlight reels of what had been shared in the last month. And then ads came. A couple of the mods left. The filters became a little more automatic, a little more prone to flagging stuff that was fine. There's still community stuff there, I just feel it's not as inspired as it once was. Everything that happened with Reddit going public didn't help.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 27 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Also, anyone in the UK not using a VPN won't be able to see them, since imgur chose to block the UK rather than adhere to age verification laws.

Whatever one thinks about that legislation, other countries (including the whole of the EU and Australia) are likely to do the same and it seems likely imgur will become a US-only resource..

[–] Cyanova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago

Well, that and due to them being investigated for how they handle children's data and access, it had appeared that a fine was heading their way.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 163 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's true and I won't turn off my vpn for companies that do this crap.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 5 points 13 hours ago

Thanks Imgur for saving me from Imgur

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 3 points 19 hours ago

Prepare this is gonna get a lot worse, though.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's funny really... what was the quote? You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.

Imgur was started back in the day to provide a no-bullshit image host, because all the others were too corporate / too monetized / too much bullshit/enshittification. So MrGrim started Imgur to fix that.

Then MrGrim took a bunch of VC money, and they eventually sold out, and now the result is the sad shell of what it once was today.

[–] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I remember ye olde days of Imgur. NSFW in gallery and stuff. Now it's just shitty. It was a pretty gradual thing. I don't even remember exactly what made me stop using it.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Very gradual. One thing at a time. The site has gotten more scripty and 'modern mobile friendly web' ish.

[–] lyrial@anarchist.nexus 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, it was started as an image host for reddit. It has always been extremely corporate. The site has even always almost been reddit with the same up/down vote and comment systems.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah it was started as a host for Reddit because everything else sucked. And they did stuff nobody'd have considered, like you could get a full gallery of NSFW content, and the embed link would give you a straight JPG without any ads or frames or anything. Sure it had its own community but that stayed out of the way.

Now that's the main focus.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 119 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You don't see imgur because you use a VPN.

I don't see imgur because I won't enable their Javascript.

We are not the same.

[–] nixukty@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

image loading doesn't use javascript regardless

[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't see imgur because I use a vpn and also because I am in the UK. We's diffrunt.

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[–] emmowo@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if using a hash-based system could work slightly better (on platforms where you can't edit image links) in these cases where a platform decides to stop serving to some users or go defunct. So that way, you can at least have a slight chance of 'fixing' an image after the fact.

It wouldn't work with most image share sites, but at least you could rehost it on a mirror yourself.

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I really wish we had this. A browser that allows loading files directly using P2P Torrent V2 hashes to load files or even static websites. Opera supports torrents but not as a direct replacement to http.

Then you could simply upload images to some random torrent seed box to host them and distribute them.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

This seems problematic... if I click on a link to something that infringes on a copyright, my system is being used to distribute copyrighted material. That would be exposing me to legal liability without me knowing. Also it's using my bandwidth without my knowledge.

Yeah I do download from torrents, but I do it with the knowledge that whatever I download is going to be redistributed by my computer, so I know to make sure the VPN is on. Something built into a browser is doing this without the user's knowledge.

Maybe creating a browser extension to do something like this would be ok, people are opting in when they install the extension. But then the torrents wouldn't work for everyone and given the problem we're trying to solve is links not working for everyone, that doesn't make a lot of sense.

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have to use a VPN to see imgur pics because the UK government is run by wankers 😭 And I don't even live in the UK proper, I'm in N. Ireland, but I'm subject to those bullshit laws with zero recourse.

Did I just become an IRA man? 👀

The IRA existed for a reason, that reason never really went away.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 55 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Shit even without a VPN, it might not work unless you make damn sure to link the correct direct image link and not the imgur container link. This has been an issue with imgur on other social media for years now.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It's by design, to incite people to spend time on the imgur website/app with ads instead of just using for image hosting. It used to be a nerd-friendly image hosting for redditors at the beginning, but about 3 years ago they decided it's time to try to look more respectful to make some more money out of it. They banned NSFW (and probably whatever else their investors/advertisers/payment processors don't want to see) and automatically deleting images uploaded anonymously and not accessed enough. Interestingly, similar timing as the Reddit API debacle which created a big wave of new comers to Lemmy, including myself.
They are not a reliable image hosting service anymore, by design. https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/26479362527771-Imgur-Terms-of-Service-Update

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I remember they banned NSFW everywhere but Reddit. They still show NSFW through Reddit, or at least used to.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 2 hours ago

Initially, it was made by a redditor to make Reddit image posting easier when Reddit was text hosting only. So anything allowed on Reddit was allowed there.
Then they added their own optional public gallery on imgur directly, with public comments. They didn't allow NSFW there.
3 years ago they decided they didn't want to be an image hoster anymore and focus on their gallery, which coincidentally also allows showing more ads. So they have been cutting anything that does not fit there anymore, nsfw, anonymous hosting and low view images etc.

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[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm in the UK. I can only see imgur when I do use a VPN.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm also in the UK, and imgur blocks my VPN, so I get the worst of both worlds.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Proton seems to work just fine with it, AFAIK.

[–] jaygray91@piefed.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

I forgot how I found out about it, but is imglink.cc good? I had a look at the site briefly and it seemed okay to me.

catbox.moe used to offer free infinite time uploads without an account until very recently. They changed it to max 2 years. That's where I upload my images and videos (with an account) whenever I need to send bug reports with evidence via email or a repo issue tracker

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 16 points 1 day ago (7 children)
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[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 19 hours ago

Don't use VPN! Easy! /S

[–] Drasglaf@sopuli.xyz 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Trick: If it's asingle image, you can still download it with save link as...

If it's a gallery, it'll unfortunately download a .json file. I'm not sure about gifs.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

I’m more shocked people still use Imgur for anything anymore.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (7 children)

same goes for anyone using catbox.moe.

it's become such a problem I've started to block users and communities because 95% of their posts are shared catbox links.

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 21 hours ago

i've been using imgbb as an alternative for a few years, they're proba gonna enshittify soon but it's not bad as of now. i make sure to save anything i share to the web on the wayback machine SPN tho..

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