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As per the subject, Imgur is now blocked in the UK.

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{"data":{"error":"Content not available in your region."},"success":false,"status":400}

Other free image hosting sites seem to work for now, although a lot of them you need to register first to use.

All hail the OSA.

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I see a slightly different message, purple/blue boxes with "Content not viewable in your region". And now I can't even get to the IMGUR login.

Seems IMGUR have imposed a geoblock on all UK IP addresses.

I suspect that this announcement from the Information Commissioner's Office has something to do with it.
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I assume the starter/read-me threads would need to be updated as most users tend to choose from the direct platforms in the given threads.

Are the mods thinking of any such updates?

I also think there is a back-end integration with imgur today (a plugin?)
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If you need to get at your Imgur account you can use a VPN.

It was getting overrun with ads anyway.

I've long preferred https://imgbb.com - no need to pay for it. Create an account and set uploads not to auto delete. It allows batch uploads of images, and has no issue with gifs under 30MB. Doesn't seem to have ads too.
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I've received a mod report pointing out that the Imgur images in the 'Read this First' guide for the private parking forum are not visible due to this.

When I'm at my laptop tonight and can access a VPN I'll pull the images from Imgur and put onto an accessible alternative.
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Looks like the ICO wants to fine IMGUR. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo
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Thanks to https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/f2jh4/i_made_another_imgur_mirror_noncaching/ any images that are already hosted on imgur can be displayed by replacing the imgur URL with https://imgur.kageurufu.net/

This at least saves you from having to repost all the images somewhere else.
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Quote from: stamfordman on September 30, 2025, 02:56:55 pm
I've long preferred https://imgbb.com - no need to pay for it. Create an account and set uploads not to auto delete.
Great in theory but experience teaches us that most OPs will neglect the part in bold and the images will vanish. Sure you can just ask them to be re-uploaded when you need them, but frankly who has time for that?

https://imgpile.com/ seems like a good alternative.
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Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
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Quote from: 'Gumph' date='Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 10:23'
cp8759 is, indeed, a Wizard of the First Order
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