Imgur is blocking users in the UK

The image-sharing tract Imgur has unopen disconnected entree to UK users aft the country’s information watchdog warned the level of a fine, as reported earlier by the BBC. In a post connected Imgur’s assistance page, Imgur confirms that users successful the UK tin nary longer log in, presumption content, oregon upload images starting September 30th, 2025.

Now, erstwhile UK-based users effort to entree Imgur’s website, it displays a connection reading  “Content not disposable successful your region.” Imgur volition besides artifact UK users from seeing contented from the level embedded connected third-party websites, similar Reddit, according to Imgur’s assistance page.

Though Imgur doesn’t mention a crushed for the change, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it precocious warned Imgur’s genitor company, MediaLab, of plans to enforce a good arsenic part of an investigation into its usage of children’s information and property verification measures. The UK archetypal started the probe into Imgur, TikTok, and Reddit’s compliance with its online information laws successful March. The ICO doesn’t specify what Imgur’s projected good is for, but notes that its findings are “provisional” and that it volition “carefully see immoderate representations from MediaLab” earlier deciding whether to enforce a fine.

“Imgur’s determination to restrict entree successful the UK is simply a commercialized determination taken by the company,” the ICO writes. Tim Capel, the ICO’s interim enforcement director, adds that “exiting the UK does not let an organisation to debar work for immoderate anterior infringement of information extortion law” and that the probe into Imgur is inactive underway. 

The Verge reached retired to Imgur with a petition for remark but didn’t instantly perceive back.