Law Imgur Tell UK Government to Suck It on Online Policies

[Siver!]

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Yep, Imgur have blocked the UK lol

What this would mean even on Sherdog forums is that the most of the custom emojis won't work

This is in response to UK regulators threatening fines if Imgur doesn't comply with their specific data protection laws and children's codes.

I'd expect to see more companies standing up to countries that want to start issuing arbitrary, specific and legally enforceable rules. It's not feasible for all 193 countries to have their own tailored social media platform from each every company.

Question is, VPN's easily get around this nonsense, so are they next on the UK government hitlist?

N.B.: Starmer is a moron.

 

[Gutter Chris]

Imgur access in the United Kingdom

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 s...

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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.
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Yep, Imgur have blocked the UK lol

What this would mean even on Sherdog forums is that the most of the custom emojis won't work

This is in response to UK regulators threatening fines if Imgur doesn't comply with their specific data protection laws and children's codes.

I'd expect to see more companies standing up to countries that want to start issuing arbitrary, specific and legally enforceable rules. It's not feasible for all 193 countries to have their own tailored social media platform from each every company.

Question is, VPN's easily get around this nonsense, so are they next on the UK government hitlist?

N.B.: Starmer is a moron.

What are you guys doing over there man ? Why is this even a thing and happening?

 

[Siver!]

What are you guys doing over there man ? Why is this even a thing and happening?

Apparently we're heading on a course that will either see us like China, with an overly state-influenced and limited "internet", or we're heading on a course that's so dumb the next government will immediately reverse direction.

I'm hoping for the latter.

 

[Lovestorm]

Yep. You're right. Can't see most of the emotes now.



This one still works for me, though. Very fitting.

 

[Gutter Chris]

Apparently we're heading on a course that will either see us like China, with an overly state-influenced and limited "internet", or we're heading on a course that's so dumb the next government will immediately reverse direction.

I'm hoping for the latter.

It's the why man

Why is your country doing this shit and being so weird and going after your freedom of speech and expression so hard ?

And why are you guys tolerating it ?

 

[Siver!]

Yep. You're right. Can't see most of the emotes now.



This one still works for me, though. Very fitting.

Just so our Amerihomies know what we'd be looking at without a VPN...

Yep, this is what we're gonna have to deal with.

Someone tell @Kowboy On Sherdog to start hosting everything somewhere else to please Keir Starmer...

 

[Thrawn33]

Just so our Amerihomies know what we'd be looking at without a VPN...

Yep, this is what we're gonna have to deal with.

Someone tell @Kowboy On Sherdog to start hosting everything somewhere else to please Keir Starmer...

Damn...yall need to take back your govt.

 

[Satur9]

Just so our Amerihomies know what we'd be looking at without a VPN...

Yep, this is what we're gonna have to deal with.

Someone tell @Kowboy On Sherdog to start hosting everything somewhere else to please Keir Starmer...

That is absolutely wild. The slow transition to a silent populace is insane to see.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Just so our Amerihomies know what we'd be looking at without a VPN...

Yep, this is what we're gonna have to deal with.

Someone tell @Kowboy On Sherdog to start hosting everything somewhere else to please Keir Starmer...

 

[UberHere]

Apparently we're heading on a course that will either see us like China, with an overly state-influenced and limited "internet", or we're heading on a course that's so dumb the next government will immediately reverse direction.

I'm hoping for the latter.

It’s the former.

 

[UberHere]

It's the why man

Why is your country doing this shit and being so weird and going after your freedom of speech and expression so hard ?

And why are you guys tolerating it ?

What are they gonna do?

 

[Gutter Chris]

What are they gonna do?

Share spicey memes all together and force them to arrest everyone and refuse to go to go to work for a day or 2 ?

 

[joy2day]

I got kicked off of Imgur for bullshit, I think g-string pics because none were naked. I said fuck em and blew it off.

That UK law is nuts and is true censorship. Basically, now you can't see ANYTHING that isn't sterilized for kids without verification of ID, and you can't say anything mean because they will show up and jail you.

I don't like a lot of what is going on in the US, but I'm glad at this point I don't live in the UK.

 

[Scerpi]

The UK is completely bonkers right now

 

[Siver!]

I got kicked off of Imgur for bullshit, I think g-string pics because none were naked. I said fuck em and blew it off.

That UK law is nuts and is true censorship. Basically, now you can't see ANYTHING that isn't sterilized for kids without verification of ID, and you can't say anything mean because they will show up and jail you.

I don't like a lot of what is going on in the US, but I'm glad at this point I don't live in the UK.

Thing is, putting kids first is actually valid, there's nothing wrong with that.

But waving around threats to fine businesses who only operate in the UK out of circumstance and popularity isn't the way to go.

I know it's not the way to go because there are a near infinite number of foreign websites out there in HUGE violation of the UK's policies, and they aren't going to pay fines or go away.

We would be better limiting devices accessed by children and young people.

Rather than expect 200 versions of every website to adhere to every individuals countries laws, have TWO types of device. That way if parents insist on buying an unlimited adult device for their kids, that's on their heads.

 

[joy2day]

Thing is, putting kids first is actually valid, there's nothing wrong with that.

But waving around threats to fine businesses who only operate in the UK out of circumstance and popularity isn't the way to go.

I know it's not the way to go because there are a near infinite number of foreign websites out there in HUGE violation of the UK's policies, and they aren't going to pay fines or go away.

We would be better limiting devices accessed by children and young people.

Rather than expect 200 versions of every website to adhere to every individuals countries laws, have TWO types of device. That way if parents insist on buying an unlimited adult device for their kids, that's on their heads.

The problem with doing that with the internet is that it is totally unenforceable without massive censorship and privacy invasion. To do it with porn alone isn't feasible, much less the long list of other things that law doesn't allow easy access to. To block all of the foreign websites, you would have to go to the ISP's, which they tried to do in a state in the US and it didn't work because you have to block a whole bunch of other stuff people want just to block that. The other thing is, it is an invasion of privacy to make you have to register with an ID to get into all of those websites to see the content.

I could see to some extent that it could be harmful to have kids be able to see porn so young even if I question the feasibility and moral questions (because of censorship) of banning porn without ID. But a lot of that law just isn't necessary. For example, there is no proof that a kid reading about suicide will commit suicide. That subject will come up in movies, TV shows, the news, etc. no matter what. Trying to sterilize the internet of suicide talk is overkill and is totally nuts.

But yeah, the real solution is for parent to actually parent. When that happens, kids will mostly be OK no matter what they see on the internet.

 

[The_Renaissance]

My take is simple and has been for a while. We envy China. We are a country in decline in many ways and our "leaders" see China as a booming power We need to copy. Its the beginning of a social credit system like Commy China. Total domination of the population into submission.

 

[The_Renaissance]

To addi also think this is partially the reason for mass immigration. People from the third world are used to this type of overreach and domineering government behaviour. Give them houses and benefits they're far more likely to not protest this stuff. Plus most of them are very religious so the government blocking lots of the Internet might be appealing to them.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

What are they gonna do?

Peaceful protest like the liberals are doing at ICE buildings here in the US.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

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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.
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Yep, Imgur have blocked the UK lol

What this would mean even on Sherdog forums is that the most of the custom emojis won't work

This is in response to UK regulators threatening fines if Imgur doesn't comply with their specific data protection laws and children's codes.

I'd expect to see more companies standing up to countries that want to start issuing arbitrary, specific and legally enforceable rules. It's not feasible for all 193 countries to have their own tailored social media platform from each every company.

Question is, VPN's easily get around this nonsense, so are they next on the UK government hitlist?

N.B.: Starmer is a moron.

I wondered why that was happening. I'd post the "well that escalated quickly" gif if I could.