Went to browse imgur today in my browser, and this pop-up appears when trying to swipe past the first post. There is no way around it that I can see. Looks like the only way to access content is now via the app.
So I guess in not using it anymore.. (Also, ironic first post).
42 Comments
Soapbox@lemmy.zip · 67 pts · 35d
My old ass just thinks of imgur as the site we used to have to use to host photos you wanted to share on forums.
I dont think I've ever visited it to just browse photos for fun.
Blum0108@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 35d
I did a few times, it felt strange like wandering around the back rooms at the mall or something like that
4am@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 35d
It’s purpose was literally for hosting hotlinked photos on sites that didn’t provide an upload; namely Reddit at the time
fizzbang@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 34d
Amusingly, at some point there was a user base in that site that would criticize people who posted random images that got shared out on other sites. You could randomly find hate comments on your posts if you used it without adding any context
weariedfae@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 34d
How bizarre.
Yaky@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 34d
Oh, I recall. At the time there was an option of posting as "public" (which would appear on the Imgur feed) and "private" (which just gives you a link to use for other sites), and people would post all kinds of things to "public", including passport photos and personal stuff.
Bubs@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 34d
I used to like, 10-15 years ago. It wasn't amazing, but it filled that role of a place to doom scroll. Then they forced all this crap into the site to make it more "social" completely ruining whatever little bit of good the site had.
It's a shame because I do kinda miss it sometimes. It was like browsing r/all but with several times the content. Having no separate subreddits/communities meant you could see such a massive variety of content that not even reddit at it's peak could quite match.
Yaky@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 34d
And users instantly downvoted selfies, too, which was nice. Political stuff got tiring, but then there were sea slugs to cleanse that.
jim_v@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
I uploaded images of my Neopets for my Xanga to Photobucket.
naught101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
I go for the meme dumps. Also the politics is surprisingly extremely progressive.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 35d
Check out Pixelfed as a federated alternative. It’s similar to Imgur or Instagram
naught101@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 35d
Very aware, I have 2 accounts :)
Unfortunately it doesn't have the content that I'm looking for (meme dumps, politics news).
MrOtingocni@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 35d
Be the shitpost you want to see in the world
MrOtingocni@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 35d
Ditch it.
Trying to force everyone to use their data scraper instead of a perfectly fine browser is a shithead move and you don't need that kind of loser company in your life.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 9 pts · 35d
Especially not for a fucking image host. There are plenty of image hosts available online.
Chronographs@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 35d
Imgur has been awful for so long now
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 34d
Can't even use it in the uk. Makes some posts here on lemmy unviewable
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 34d
Wow, I’m sure no child will ever come to harm ever in the UK now. Very safe!
Bonus@piefed.social · 12 pts · 35d
Worked same as always in Waterfox on Android just now. I didn't even get that pop-up.
I have no use for it anymore, hadn't looked at it in a while.
Edit: Works fine on desktop browser as well.
Which phone browser are you using?
naught101@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 35d
Huh. Weird. I get it on both Firefox and the native android browser.
I'm in Aus, I wonder if it's regional?
Bonus@piefed.social · 6 pts · 35d
Try Waterfox. It strips out some bs and has better blocking of this crap, far as I can tell. They also made a promise not to use AI.
https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/
Bonus@piefed.social · 6 pts · 35d
oh, yeah, also, I have uBlock Origin extension running. Should help.
And, I'm just noticing, might be differences because you're on IOS, which I'm not familiar with currently.
naught101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 35d
I have uBlock Origin already installed. And on android.
TediousTasks@piefed.social · 2 pts · 34d
there's another extension called BehindTheOverlay that works well for things like this
naught101@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 34d
Thanks! But I tried it, and it gets rid of the modal, but doesn't reenable swiping, so the site is still effectively useless
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 35d
Speaking of, could OP try Origin's zapper to remove the popup while continuing to navigate the site?
It's worked for me on some sites.
naught101@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 35d
It's happening on two separate browsers, I don't see why a fork of one of then would help?
bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 35d
mayb AB testin
naught101@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 35d
Yep, possibly
RollForInitiative@feddit.org · 2 pts · 34d
Might also be a partial rollout to check reception and / or technical issues. I personally try to avoid any site that does this
Pechente@feddit.org · 11 pts · 34d
They recently started geo fencing some of their images as well. This company is just all around awful.
nullspace@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d
It's just part of cycle. It seems like they either evolve into some kind of shitty funnyjunk-like community of shitposting and content theft or they just run out of funding and go defunct.
kinkles@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 35d
When Reddit started doing this, the workaround was to clear out your Reddit cookies. They apparently keep track of how often you visit, and once you hit a certain threshold a banner appears. Maybe that will work for Imgur too.
naught101@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 35d
Nope. Cleared all my imgur related cookies, still happening.
akwd169@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 34d
You tried the option for desktop site, of course?
Edit: Nevermind saw this in a comment below and your reply
eleijeep@piefed.social · 5 pts · 35d
Request Desktop Website, or whatever the option is called in your browser.
naught101@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 35d
It doesn't show the pop-up, works like normal. To be expected I guess, since the app isn't for desktops. But it's also not super usable on a phone. But yeah, it's a work-around, I guess.
morto@piefed.social · 5 pts · 35d
Working fine for me too. Seems to be a case of c/fuckyouinparticular
naught101@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 34d
Just thought to check on my partner's phone - different os, different service provider, same problem.
It could still be geofencing, we're both in Australia..
programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 35d
Bro actually got an infinite amount of tabs
naught101@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 34d
More than 99. They just get dumped out of memory, so there's not really a down side.. I clean then up when I can be bothered.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 35d
Lemmy is becoming more like Reddit by the day. You should be happy when an app gets worse or gives you a chance to leave. It allows you to think about why you were using it at all in the first place.