Linus Tech Tips Discussion

 Imgur.com geo-blocks the UK   Summary  The popular image hosting platform Imgur, has decided to geo-block UK users over an investigation by the ICO of the parent company MediaLab.   Quotes Quote   The popular online image sharing website Imgur.com, which was first founded in 2009 and has been widely used to host viral images, short videos and memes that can be linked to from other sites, appears as if it may have responded to the Government’s new Online Safety Act (OSA) and an ICO investigation by blocking UK   My thoughts  Just more over reaching heavy handed consequences from OSA bill, waiting patiently for Wikipedia to pull the plug so the real disasters can show.    Sources  https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/09/popular-image-sharing-site-imgur-com-blocks-access-to-uk-visitors.html   https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/41592665292443-Imgur-access-in-the-United-Kingdom