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Imgur won’t support Reddit’s NSFW communities anymore because they put its ‘business at risk’
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Every time I view a reddit post that links to an image hosted on imgur, the comments are literally always the worst garbage I've ever seen. Especially for the fashion subs.
Nobody takes Imgur seriously as a social media platform and those who do are largely the sewer people of the internet who criticize anything they don't personally understand (aka anything neckbeards wouldn't like)
If anyone is interested more in Imgur's origin and how intricately it is tied to Reddit, check out the original post from MrGrim (founder of Imgur) right here.
Yeah it's happening. We've seen this happen to lots of services in recent years. Look at Tumblr. they will gradually ramp up the various walls and censorship so they can monetize more effectively.
IMGUR is an excellent free image host and i'm not sure what else out there is as good, open to suggestions!
IMGUR is an excellent free image host and i'm not sure what else out there is as good, open to suggestions!
Imgur is shitting the bed here. Didn't Tumblr do something like that? Like it or not, NSFW content is extremely popular.
It's important to note that they're simply removing imgur's own community subsections on their own platform that mirrors/categorizes the content posted to NSFW subreddits - not that NSFW content entirely is being banned (which is how Tumblr approached it). It is likely a step in that direction, but they haven't brought the hammer down completely at the moment.
i've never really understood how imgur makes money, i guess some people go there directly and see ads?
What do you want? I like using imgtc for how simple it is.
Literally the only thing I use Reddit for is porn (Like Tumblr before it) so I don't care where the images are hosted. Don't screw with mah porn!
NSFW images being used in public albums within Imgur's platform has been against Imgur's moderation policies for ages, and they're not gonna ban NSFW material from being uploaded outright, they would just prefer any NSFW albums to be 'hidden' (which doesn't stop anyone from linking URLs to said images and albums anywhere else, it's just that they're not visible to everyone on imgur's public galleries).
Again, they're just being more consistent with their existing policies on what they want to publicly show on their own site, hence why they're providing links to alternatives for people who want to few NSFW subreddit material. You guys are making mountains out of molehills.
While I totally get and would like more sites to be more NSFW-friendly, that's still an uphill battle both culturally and commercially. Paypal, for instance, is still very much is prejudiced against NSFW material.
Again, they're just being more consistent with their existing policies on what they want to publicly show on their own site, hence why they're providing links to alternatives for people who want to few NSFW subreddit material. You guys are making mountains out of molehills.
While I totally get and would like more sites to be more NSFW-friendly, that's still an uphill battle both culturally and commercially. Paypal, for instance, is still very much is prejudiced against NSFW material.
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So this move actually helps Reddit since redditors will still be able to host pics on Imgur but won't even need to visit Imgur to view the pics since they can just direct link them?
That's more or less been the case for a while, really. You can upload NSFW images and direct link them, as long as they're kept hidden (which is the case for all images uploaded to Imgur by default). "Hidden" really just means people can only visit the image via direct link rather than publicly through the Imgur site itself.
It's just mostly pics. No one wants to see pic compilation on porn hub
Not enough self created content on the likes of reddit
Also , ironically enough, reddit doesn't have the stigma or technical issue of a straight off porn site.
Ie pornhun is just for porn , reddit provides variety all in a convenient package
I've taken a look time to time when uploading my own images and the community there is pretty fucking bad. Lots of racist and sexist users there.
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If you don't really like professional porn I'd even recommend reddit over regular porn websites.
Much more "homemade" content.
And considering how discussions on most subreddits that are not explicitly leftist go, I would say that this comment:
Isn't that far off the mark.
That's a bold move, Cotton. I mean, the only reason people put up with imgur is because they're a reasonably reliable image host for internet users. Nobody (that I know at least) cares about its personal social media aspects and other features. Not that their decision is as drastic as Tumblr or anything, but they still gotta avoid irrelevancy somehow.
Reddit has amateur girls who are some combination of "too attractive" for porn, aren't about that lifestyle, or want to maintain their careers or whatever.
Although this is basically what you're looking at 95% of the time:
but surely you'd be aiming to bust a nut if ya lookin at porn, why ya lookin at pics
🤣 Truth.Reddit has amateur girls who are some combination of "too attractive" for porn, aren't about that lifestyle, or want to maintain their careers or whatever.
Although this is basically what you're looking at 95% of the time:
