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• Imgur has previously allowed users to upload images to its free service without signing up for an account.
• Changes to its terms and services on May 15 are set to trigger a mass deletion of adult content and any files uploaded by guest accounts.
• Users relying on any images uploaded without an account are advised to download and back them up before the new policy is applied.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/image-hosting-free-accounts-mass-deletion-terms-of-service

Oh god this is like the photobucket/ tinypic disaster all over again

Tumblr 2.0

Hope this won't affect the millions of Gretchen gifs 

Is it a goal of every social platform to destruct themselves by 2024?

oh no not my madonna gifs

oh no

Not this The culture is begging! 

Most of the avi gifs on here 

There are going to be broken images all over the Interne t 

this is so stupid. most forums and websites are gonna have broken photo links now

quick, save everything fads!

nobody wants to wake up to the news I woke up to today

I didn't even know you could upload as a guest? All of my gifs are on my account so I'm safe 

This is just one of the many unfortunate things that happen when the Internet is effectively owned by corporations.

4 minutes ago, cockatoo said:

I didn't even know you could upload as a guest? All of my gifs are on my account so I'm safe 

Same

What a weird and random decision..I've been using their site since the beginning as a guest obviously

I'm sure they know better, but this looks like self-destruction to me

 

 

Edited April 20, 20233 yr by GentleDance

imgbb always wins

I need to save some of my favorite gifs!

 

 

imgbb >>>>>>

Another site making dumb decisions

None of the hit gifs I’ve made better be gone is all I know

this is a bad move but at the same time why don’t y’all have an account set up? it takes 1 minute to do and I’ve used mine for about 12 years  

55 minutes ago, Zox said:

Is it a goal of every social platform to destruct themselves by 2024?

Well, Imgur most likely has bills to pay 

All of these anonymous images are probably taking a toll on their servers. Maybe 10 years ago they weren't. But if you add up all those years, they might be a problem now.

 

I guess the most sensible way would be to only delete pictures with less than X views. But not sure if that's something they can do.