Imgur has shut off its image-hosting platform for users in the UK, displaying a “content not available in your region” notice across the site and on third-party embeds. The move comes after the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/09/statement-update-on-imgur-investigation/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:warned;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> that it intended to levy fines against Imgur’s owner, MediaLab AI, after an data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/02/investigations-announced-into-how-social-media-and-video-sharing-platforms-use-uk-children-s-personal-information/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:investigation;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> into the service’s handling of children’s data, age verification and privacy protection. Exact details of the fine, or what the findings of the investigation were, have not been…
