The Imgur platform blocked people in the UK from access to their content.
IMGUR is used by millions to create and exchange images, such as memes, on the Internet, especially on Reddit and online forums.
But British users trying to access IMGUR on Tuesday met with an error message, which said that “content is not available in your region” – with the IMGUR content, common on other websites, also no longer displayed.
British guard landscape, information commissars (ICO), said she had recently notified the mother's company Platform Medialab AI about plans to correct IMGUR after researching his approach to checking age and using personal data about children.
Bi -Bi -See approached Medialab Ai for commenting.
The article Help on the Web Site IMGUR in the United States, seen by the BBC, says that “since September 30, 2025, access to Impurus from the UK is no longer available.”
“UK users will not be able to enter the system, view content or load images. IMGUR content built on third -party sites will not be displayed for UK users. ”
ICO launched His investigation is Imgur In March – saying that this will explore whether the companies are complied with both data protection laws and the Children's Code.
They demand that the platforms take steps to protect children using online services in the UK, including minimizing the amount of data obtained from them.
Document Published by ICO Along with the launch of his investigation, it was said that Imgur did not ask visitors to declare his age when creating an account.
On Tuesday, he stated that he had reached the initial conclusions in her investigation and on September 10 issued Medialab with a notification of intention to impose a fine.
“Our conclusions are preliminary, and the ICO will carefully consider any Medialab representative offices before making the final decision, whether the cash fine should be issued,” said Tim Chapels, the ICO interim Executive Director.
“It was clear to us that the exit from the UK did not allow the organization to avoid responsibility for any preliminary violation of the data protection law, and our investigation remains constant.”
The patrol landscape will not specify what his conclusions were, nor the details of the potential fine when he asked Bi -Bi.
“This update was provided in order to give clarity in our investigation, and we will not provide any additional details at present,” said Mr. In his statementField
Some IMGUR users and reports suggest that IMGUR switched to blocking UK users from their services, and does not fulfill the safety of children recently imposed on some platforms in accordance with the online security law.
Among them are the requirements for sites that allow pornography or content, contributing to suicide and self -confusion to use technologies to check whether visitors are more than 18.
But both ICOs and the OFCOM – the media regulator, which ensures compliance with the law on the Internet security law, said that IMGUR Sustring Access was its “commercial solution” for UK users.
“The decision of IMGUR to limit access to the UK is a commercial decision adopted by the company, and not the result of some kind of actions taken by the office,” the representative of the offom said.
“Other services controlled by Medialab remain available in the UK, for example, Kik Messenger, which has implemented the security of security on the Internet.”
Imgur said In an article on a certificate on your web, USA UK users can exercise their rights in accordance with the law on data protection and a request to receive a copy of their date or request to delete their account.
