Imgur no longer available in the UK

Image-hosting service Imgur is currently blocking UK users  from accessing its content. The move comes after regulators threatened to impose fines on the company. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is unhappy with how Imgur – and its parent company MediaLab – handles children’s data. The ICO had conducted investigations into various technology firms as it checked their compliance with online safety laws. Imgur had been criticized for failing to check the age of users when signing up for accounts. The ICO said that: “Our findings are provisional and the ICO will carefully consider any representations from MediaLab before taking a… [Continue Reading]