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Imgur blocks access to UK users after [ICO] proposed regulatory fine | BBC News

Sigh. It won’t be the last. (Previously)

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.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

Errata: a previous version ascribed this action to Ofcom; alas, it is so hard to keep track of who is doing the stupid stuff on behalf of HMG; Cunningham’s law for the win! Probable cause, this quote:

But both the ICO and Ofcom – the media regulator enforcing the Online Safety Act – said Imgur suspending access for UK users had been its own “commercial decision”.

“Imgur’s decision to restrict access in the UK is a commercial decision taken by the company and not a result of any action taken by Ofcom,” an Ofcom spokesperson told the BBC.

#ageVerification #censorship #iconews #Imgur #ofcom #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #surveillance

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

BBC News

Mark Hughes Sep 2, 2023

UK government creating authoritarian state through total #surveillance of innocent citizens going about their daily business.

"Senior officials at the #UKHomeOffice secretly lobbied the UK’s independent privacy regulator to act “favourably” towards a private firm keen to roll out controversial facial recognition technology across the country, according to internal government emails seen by the Observer"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/02/home-office-accused-of-secret-lobbying-for-facial-recognition-spy-company
#authoritarianism
#conservatives
#fascism
#privacy
#ICO
#ICONews