Imgur links suck ( kbin.social )

Most Fediverse software supports image uploads, so there's no reason to use Imgur for image hosting. Hell, even on my small single-user server (atomicpoet.org), image hosting is easy peasy. Not only is Imgur not needed, they're an annoyance for those of us who are used to seeing images natively on the Fediverse.

I know habits are hard to break, but just remember: this isn't Reddit 🙂

Kolanaki ,
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I always use apps to browse things, and imgur links work exactly the same as native hosted embedded images, with the bonus of also working with animated gifs and mp4s. What actually is the suck about imgur?

Pandantic ,
@Pandantic@kbin.social avatar

I use kbin web app and they don’t show up for me.

VerifiablyMrWonka ,
@VerifiablyMrWonka@kbin.social avatar

Imgur block commercial IP ranges so KBin is unable to fetch, process and cache the thumbnail.

VerifiablyMrWonka ,
@VerifiablyMrWonka@kbin.social avatar

Imgur doesn't work with vpns. To view your meme post I have to got through steps to disable either my work or private VPNs. At this point the end result is I just don't bother.

DarkThoughts ,

Kbin doesn't support pasting images from the clipboard, so it's kind of a useless feature for me most of the time.

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