Imgur site blocked so background doesn't load anymore

[N10248]

UK has blocked imgur so this site's background now shows as this when reloaded...

 

[itruk]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

 

[N10248]

I know, I saw it here: https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1973025541159817374 earlier
It started last night, looks like thats the only image that this site is loading from there.

 

[Hurray Banana]

switching to default is a work around for now

 

[funk]

Cheers @Hurray Banana thought it was just me.

 

[penrhos]

Ugh, that's horrible - is there a Dark version of "Default" or can one be made?

 

[eliotcole]

It *ONLY* just started happening to me today ... which tells me that my smart DNS has been doing its very best up until this point. 🤔

I've whipped up the following User Style for those in non-FF browsers ...

uKvAc - Imgur Fixur (Transparent Background)

uKvAc - Imgur Fixur (Transparent Background)

Removes the error, replacing with nothing and making the background colour transparent.

greasyfork.org

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... but if you're in FF you can just paste the following into your UserContent.css file.

@-moz-document domain(ukvac.com) {
  .nodeImgPreview {
    background-color: transparent !important;
    background-image: none !important;
  }
}

Should endup looking like this:

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You can also use my 'transparent avatar' thing to ensure that your transparent avatar works (at least for you), too ...

uKvAc - Avatar - Transparent Background

This removes the xenforo php enacted style which colours the background of the avatar image to the same as the block-container class for a given theme

greasyfork.org

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[kingtreelo]

i think its due to some of the content it hosts and legalities surrounding adult content in this country

 

[Spanky]

Imgur are under investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office, it's not the Ofcom thing.

 

[Fantazia2]

Imgur blocking access from the UK is down to the new Age Verification rules, easier for them to block access than setup age verification just for a single country.

The issue with the missing background pic is surely something the site admins should be fixing by hosting the image elsewhere?

 

[Dave2084]

Bump!

 

[Spanky]

Is it that critical? Can't you just use your imagination?

 

[TheDaddy]

Is it that critical? Can't you just use your imagination?

Looks shit and as its light its hard to see the text.

Dave.

 

[rotunda]

I've had this for some time. i wondered what it was. Got to love the UK gov and their dumb ideas.

I just live with it as im very much a "dark mode" kinda guy especially when it comes to text.

 

[kingtreelo]

not an issue for me on my PC but on mobile it looks dreadful

i very rarely do anything other than watch....never mind