Overview

• Effective September 30, UK visitors are blocked from Imgur, with logins, viewing, uploads, and third‑party embeds all disabled.
• The Information Commissioner's Office says the restriction is a commercial decision made by Imgur.
• The ICO issued a September 10 notice of intent to fine MediaLab after provisional findings in a Children’s Code investigation, with the probe ongoing.
• Regulators warn that leaving the UK does not erase potential liability for past data protection breaches and have withheld details on any penalty.
• Imgur’s help page tells UK users they may request a copy of their data or delete their accounts under UK data protection laws.