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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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[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

Poster is right - it is a little funny

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 18 points 1 hour ago (1 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? 👀

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 25 minutes ago

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

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 3 points 36 minutes ago

imgur is a swamp

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 63 points 3 hours ago (1 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.

[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 31 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] HostilePasta@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 hours ago
[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 75 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] Neocorporation@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Just proxy Imgur links through duckduckgo with a tamper monkey script. As long as it isn't mass adopted, it should run under the radar okay for day to day browsing 😂

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Consider uploading to the fediverse

I would, except GIFs cannot be uploaded. Every single GIF I've ever tried to upload+post is met with '400 unknown error'. Hence Imgur, sometimes catbox.

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 3 points 51 minutes ago

Blame your instance, not "the fediverse". Sounds like your admin configured their Lemmy instance to reject GIF uploads in an attempt to save on storage space because GIF files are so large compared to modern formats like WebP, AVIF, JPEGXL, etc.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 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.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Could you please specify how to tell them apart?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago

The correct one has a file extension.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I just yesterday was trying to re-upload a video posted to Imgur that many people couldn't see. Is there a good, privacy-respecting service for videos? Postimage wouldn't allow me to select the MP4 file. It was under 5MB.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

catbox.moe usually works, but I can't upload anything to it if my VPN is active. >...>

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 2 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

A lot of countries, ISPs, etc. also block Catbox. Though I am confused by the VPN problem, because I also often have issues with Catbox on a VPN, but their FAQ actually suggests to use a VPN to use the service if your country or whatever blocks it. So they clearly are not intending to wholesale block VPNs or anything.

https://catbox.moe/faq.php

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

I think the inconstancy has to do with whether your VPN of choice is allowing itself to be used for bot scraping and other shitty resource hogs. Back when AI scrapers were running openly via their own company's network and then started to get blocked by IP, the scrapers didn't stop. They just went to VPN.

So on VPN it's not unusual for me to be fine and then suddenly get blocked from sites, or just extra captchas, Cloudflare checks and the like out of the blue; I've come to assume that just means someone's using it to be shitty. Switching proxies helps occasionally, but not always. I live with it.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)
[–] JustDorky@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

+1 for postimg endorsement

[–] Jerry@feddit.online 6 points 3 hours ago

I don't see the images when I'm on the VPN or off the VPN.