Image-hosting platform Imgur has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content.
Imgur is used by millions to make and share images such as memes across the web, particularly on Reddit and in online forums.
But 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 UK is doing their best to isolate themselves. Our small business already stopped shipping products to them because the UK government expects world-wide sellers to sign up for their tax collection site, collect appropriate taxes on items shipping to the UK, and then pay them the taxes monthly. I have no representation in the UK government, and I don’t work for them.
The US seems to be following in their footsteps. Bluesky not allowing signups in certain states with age verification laws, RockAuto.com has stopped shipping to Arizona due to tax issues.