schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 year agoImgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory finewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkImgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory finewww.bbc.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squaretal@olio.cafecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThat’s going to probably either encourage a lot of people in the UK to get VPN service or leave a whole lot of users staring at broken image icons.
minus-squarethr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoimgur blocks VPNs. Ask me how I know.
minus-squaretal@olio.cafecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agohttps://gist.github.com/michelleeywao/b10f25152200040f291fd6c6d0d71329 This appears to be from three months ago. It sounds like Imgur can ban IPs — I assume that this is a tempban. The above study lists success rates for requesting images on various VPNs. NordVPN is at 98%, ExpressVPN 97%. It also says that free VPNs have a far lower success rate, as their IPs tend to be blacklisted.
That’s going to probably either encourage a lot of people in the UK to get VPN service or leave a whole lot of users staring at broken image icons.
imgur blocks VPNs. Ask me how I know.
How do you know?
https://gist.github.com/michelleeywao/b10f25152200040f291fd6c6d0d71329
This appears to be from three months ago. It sounds like Imgur can ban IPs — I assume that this is a tempban.
The above study lists success rates for requesting images on various VPNs. NordVPN is at 98%, ExpressVPN 97%.
It also says that free VPNs have a far lower success rate, as their IPs tend to be blacklisted.