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NickS wrote: Mon Nov 17, 2025 7:56 am "Content not viewable in your region" - WTF?

plopswagon wrote: Mon Nov 17, 2025 1:55 pmBrexit?

Gavin wrote: Mon Nov 17, 2025 5:00 pm more likely due to the uk's new age verification / porn laws. for some websites it's not worth the hassle so they just block the uk

Imgur blocks access to UK users after regulator warned of fine
30-Sept-2025
UK users trying to access Imgur on Tuesday were met with an error message saying "content not available in your region" - with Imgur content shared on other websites also no longer showing.

The UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said it recently notified the platform's parent company, MediaLab AI, of plans to fine Imgur after probing its approach to age checks and use of children's personal data.

The BBC has approached MediaLab AI for comment.

A help article on Imgur's US website, seen by the BBC, states that "from September 30, 2025, access to Imgur from the United Kingdom is no longer available... UK users will not be able to log in, view content, or upload images. Imgur content embedded on third-party sites will not display for UK users."

A document published by the ICO, external alongside the launch of its investigation stated that Imgur did not ask visitors to declare their age when setting up an account. It said on Tuesday it had reached initial findings in its investigation and, on 10 September, issued MediaLab with a notice of intent to impose a fine. "Our findings are provisional and the ICO will carefully consider any representations from MediaLab before taking a final decision whether to issue a monetary penalty," said Tim Capel, an interim executive director at the ICO. "We have been clear that exiting the UK does not allow an organisation to avoid responsibility for any prior infringement of data protection law, and our investigation remains ongoing."