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I didn’t change anything; don’t really know how. The good news is that my prior posts are still jpegs and still embedded.
So is there some kind of control settings that will let me go back to having embeddable jpegs, etc. to share?
Or is there another site/app that lets me share jpegs?
EDIT: I was able to sign into Imgur via my mobile browser for the first time in years. I literally could not for a while, so I moved to the app- I didn’t think the website still existed.??♂️
It took a few tries, but I figured out how to use it to get jpegs again. Thanks to those who suggested this possibility!
EDIT #2: the Imgur app sometimes auto-loads when I’m trying to access the website via Safari. So it’s not a perfect solution.??♂️
EDIT #3: thank you for all the upvotes and comments. All the attention has brought ANOTHER change to ight, namely that notifications of new comments no longer link directly to the comment, just the general post.
Evenmoreuselessname
Does pixelfed allow direct linking? https://pixelfed.social/
idownvoteplottwist
the usage would be that you upload to this site separately, then return to the same page with the url
spfv
This is known as enshittification, see https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
TrueLegateDamar
It took me forever to find where they put the uploads section, only then to find it in the new post section where you can only see thumbnails and you have to re-upload each one to see them in full size.
BishlamekGurpgork
It's the only social media community I know without an algorithm trying to predict what I want to see. Beautiful beetles, interesting carpentry joins, toolgifs, revolutions in countries under a media blackout, none of this would ever come to my feed on an algorithmically driven platform.
If I know of a non-algorithmic alternative, I'd happily GTFO, but as an engine for discovering cool things you didn't think you wanted to discover, I still don't have an alternative.
modalnode
Imgur is the Soundcloud of jpgs.
SavageDrums
Every single corporation is in a race to see how shitty they can make their products before we stop consuming....
wannasee
"This is a qualitative drop in utility for me."
This is being added to my conversational bank along with
"You may test that hypothesis at your convenience."
#ChefsKiss
jinbee
Enshittification: how platforms die. It's imgur's turn.
Virus331
I mean, just don't use the app.
alexburgers
the desktop version also got updated to hide the page that has all your images, unless you remember that it's .imgur.com/all and even then you may have to clear your cookies or use incognito mode to get it to load.
HardcoreMango
/a/sKOKnVP#IX6ZWql is the sort of url you get, remove everything from a/ until the # and add .jpg at the end https://imgur.com/IX6ZWql.jpg
cousteau
https://imgur.com/example-text-ABCD123#EFGH456 link with /EFGH456.jpg" class="comment__media" loading="lazy"/> (which is really annoying, but is better than nothing, I guess)
cousteau
(well, IF they let you embed that)
Jamerperson
@op. The changes were in progress to fix some of your gripes. I was a beta tester for imgur. All the staff working at imgur were just let go. So I don't expect any changes are coming anymore.
Dannyalcatraz
None of my complaints were things until I posted.
ItispronouncedGIFwithahardG
I just wanna know why I can't search for anything anymore unless I use a hashtag. The search function is almost completely useless.
cousteau
You'll need to use a proper search engine for that. (Sucks, I know)
Seminole4ever
I dumped iFunny for the same reasons that commenters here are providing for leaving Imgur. I get that the owners want to make a profit, but at the cost of changing the concept and then losing your customer base? That’s just bad business sense.
MoreCatsThanSense
Postimages ==>> https://postimages.org/
AEM5700
Im an android app user. There's a way to use it, but you have to edit the url a certain way. I've been using this app less and less because of it. You have to add i. after// delete everything from gallery to # and add .jpg or .gif at the end
cousteau
Yeah, it sucks balls, but hey at least there IS a way. (mp4 better than gif though)
Dannyalcatraz
Ugh. Thanks, but…ugh.
*sigh*
I’ll give it a try.
AEM5700
Visual example:
Dannyalcatraz
Very helpful! Thanks!
thrashingcows
I have the app on my older iPhone and your suggestion about URL adjustments and additions worked! Thank you…guess I’ll stick around a while longer. https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNHc3bW03NmNjcW94dTU0MzlrN3Y0ZjY1aWsydnFqNnZmcWR0YW4zdyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/ui1hpJSyBDWlG/200w.mp4
JoyfulStrawberrySalad
postimages.org
BishlamekGurpgork
Good place to host. I really liked the browsing here, though. It was a place to get exposed to a lot of ideas and crafts and viewpoints without algorithms. I learned about a lot of protests and riots here that never made a day of news in the US until they were over, during media blackouts in that country.
The community was also unique and weird. It's such a shame to lose it.
amberliketacoa
Amen.
Namotatop
Imgur is ass, don't worry about it :)
BishlamekGurpgork
It's the only social media community I know without an algorithm trying to predict what I want to see. Beautiful beetles, interesting carpentry joins, toolgifs, revolutions in countries under a media blackout, none of this would ever come to my feed on an algorithmically driven platform.
Namotatop
That may be true. However, some things in this World are good because they are being made better every day with good decisions. Other things in this World are good because they were once fabulous, and the long row of bad decisions that are working to make them worse every day have not yet enshittified them enough to make them without value. Imgur is of the latter type, I feel.
BishlamekGurpgork
I mean, I wouldn't say that 'not being without value' is equivalent to 'good'. There isn't much in the world that's entirely without value. But I can soundly say if I had an a-algorithmic alternative for memes and weirdness, I would jump ship from Imgur in a heartbeat.
Namotatop
Yesterday, I found something else I appreciate about Imgur immensely: If you're not logged in, and you click around on the commenting functionalities, the website tells you gently that you're not logged in and can't comment. Other websites immediately redirect you to a sterilized registering page, which in the case of Imgur would mess with my browsing position in usersub. So, good job Imgur for not doing that!
GravyEducation
Agreed they did a weird thing so, hypothetically if I wanted to link to unrelated Belgian techno anthem Pump Up The Jam ooooo-edition-xsKawtE#YfLw6sd">/gallery/been-too-long-since-last-musical-dump-ayooooo-edition-xsKawtE#YfLw6sd that's what I get. Cut everything between .com/ and the hashtag and you get https://imgur.com/YfLw6sd then you have to add the file extension,.mp4 here then you get https://imgur.com/YfLw6sd.mp4 fix this motherfucking shit @Martynmage if you're still employed this is ludicrous shit
donorkort
Fyi, he doesn't work for imgur anymore. The staff was all laid off. /gallery/RWXpccB/comment/2468273967/1
donorkort
Also, fun tidbit, his non-admin tagged comments don't appear in "new mode", but they do in old.
MartynMage
They’re there, it’s just that admin comments are designed to always appear at the top. Once I make enough comments that there’s no admin ones on the first page they’ll all appear normally
donorkort
Ah I see, looks like it stickies all admin comments from a month back at the top. That's honestly kind of weird, but I guess I can see the logic behind it.
skipweasel
It also makes it impossible to insert pics as reactions from the app - but you still can from the site.
DrR5
DigYourselfBaby
I use the site on my PC and I can't access my images to insert into comments. The drop-down menu under my user name just has Posts, Favorites, Comments, About, no Images anymore.
DigYourselfBaby
I tried emailing support, but the response they sent just directed me to the general help page.
turkeydonkey
Might try using it through Safari or Chrome but I have no idea how shitty the mobile site is since I only use imgur logged in on desktop. I suspect "pretty shitty" is the answer unfortunately since they probably want to push you to the mobile app for all that sweet sweet datamining, push notifications, and control over your experience.
Dannyalcatraz
I’m using iOS Safari, just like I did when I joined. I moved to the app because it didn’t work with that browser anymore.🤷🏾♂️
AzgarOgly
you can always tell your mobile browser to pretend to be a desktop
turkeydonkey
That's desperation mode, it's hell trying to use a desktop UI on a tiny screen, plus some sites detect it and still send you the mobile version.
Dannyalcatraz
Maybe. OTOH, that will change the way my Safari works with many other websites I frequent. That could be good; that could be bad.
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Dannyalcatraz
Not complicated, but extra steps, which add up as I’m bouncing between different tasks.
draginator
I just use the website for this and it works fine... But I also use desktop
alexburgers
even on desktop you'd have to know that the page that has all your images is .imgur.com/all (and you have to regularly clear your cookies or log in fresh in an incognito window for the page to even load)
DigYourselfBaby
What? Slow down a sec. When I click on my username in the top right corner, I used to get an 'images' option in the drop-down menu. That disappeared. The only way to access my images is 'make a new post', and even then, the page that comes up from 'my uploads' is not organized into the folders they used to be in. To find an image just to use it as a reaction in a comment takes so much time & fiddling I tend to give up. Are you saying there is still a way to access my uploaded images on desktop?
alexburgers
yes
DigYourselfBaby
Ok. I'm desperate enough to ask: would you please give me at least a starting point? I use desktop on PC almost exclusively. Imgur support won't provide any info.
alexburgers
https://DigYourselfBaby.imgur.com/all if that loads an "oops we can't find that" page, open an incognito window, go to imgur.com, log in, and try the link again.
laserfrog
itt or igg or something, photobucket, google drive, make your own domain, reddit
Dannyalcatraz
Photobucket already burned a bridge with me when they changed their business model several years ago. My account, formerly free for years, was unilaterally changed to a subscription model.
That might have been OK with me, but they blurred 100% of my hosted images in order to pressure me into subscribing. There was no grandfathering- the only way to unblur anything was to start paying.
Instead of caving into the hostage takers, I went to Imgur.
History may be repeating.
laserfrog
Probably time to pay your own hosting and own it. Alternatively, porn sites are porn because they have loose rules, then often start as just freedom sides and get known for porn.
laserfrog
*they often
toolzgalore2
You can thank private equity for this... Medialab is the piece of shit that did it and just like all private equity, they say everything will stay the same then when everyone forgets about the purchase, they try to wring every cent they can out of the platform. I am glad I was one if the lucky ones who was gifted imgur emerald or I can guarantee I would no longer use the platform
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/28/22697957/imgur-acquisition-medialab-kik-genius-whisper-worldstarhiphop
BishlamekGurpgork
Medialab has a long history of bringing successful platforms to mediocrity.
WhatzitTooya
Eh, imgur has been on a steady decline since it cut ties with reddit in 2016. It was only a matter of time till the rotting remains would get picked up by vultures...
whoatherebigfella
And here we all still are, 9 years later.
WhatzitTooya
Websites die slowly. Even tumblr is still around, just way out of the spotlight it once enjoyed...
Smartbutnotreally
I was gifted emerald and then they took it away...
clashatdemonhed
Same lol
Tumescentpie
Just capitalism doing capitalism
VodkaReindeer
what's with the ♂️??
Dannyalcatraz
Originally, they were emojis- different ones, in fact- but now the site has decided they’re all going to be boys.
Gender reveal!
Evenmoreuselessname
Congratulations! It's a complaint!
cousteau
Don't some keyboard apps have their own built-in emoji search?
Dannyalcatraz
I’m not sure what you’re asking. I was using the emoji keyboard on my iPhone, and chose a couple of emojis- a shrug and a facepalm. 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
They appeared.
Then, at some later point, the site changed them.
cousteau
Oh, I see what you mean now. Well… a few days ago you couldn't even use emojis on titles and captions at all, they turned out as ??. So I guess now you can use ONE emoji, which is one more that you used to be able to. Hooray, I guess? 🤷
cousteau
Oh, ACTUALLY I know what happened now. There's no official "man shrugging" emoji character in Unicode, so you need to use the sequence "shrugging" + "combine with" + "male" (and that'll render as a single "shrugging man" emoji). But apparently Imgur has very limited support for emojis in titles and captions, so you got "question mark" + "question mark" + "male". ??♂️
Samja192
How are they going to get their ad revenue of they don't sledgehammer you into coming into the app? Think of the profits! /S
Targe0
The app is the worst way to use the platform.
Browser version is so much better.
Runs better, less buggy, and can have AdBlock.
ClassicSean
How do you propose imgur makes money to pay their bills?
Samja192
I don't think reducing functionality is the answer.
ClassicSean
It is if you need to make operating cheaper. Any actual ideas on how imgur can make money to pay the bills?
Samja192
Add content has increased dramatically in the last few years, now coupled with lower functionality and over moderation... Essentially a shitter product on all fronts. Their revenue is based on views and they have deliberately made it a less fun/useful site to be on, content creators are going to places where they can create content which has meant less reason for viewers to be here. Declining viewers is the problem, and making the product worse won't fix that
DirectorFury
You can only cut out so much functionality before the product/service isn't worth using anymore. It's called "enshittification"
ClassicSean
Yall ignoring the important part on purpose? Lol
TheCowSaysMoooo
on a PC I can right click and select Open Image in New Tab and it brings up a direct image link.
https:// i.imgur.com/Iq290aj.png in this case
DontAskMeAboutMyUsernameOkay
That's cause imgur can't control browsers, they can do some things do manipulate what's being shown, but on a browser you'll always be able to get the image link one way or another.
080080
here is a workaround in the android app:
rex314
Even if you link directly to the image URL, when other people open the link, nowadays Imgur will redirect them to the page view the first time. (Doesn't do it on your link, because people reading this have already recently opened the page containing it, but you can try eg. https:// i.imgur.com/NEBgO8w.jpeg )
zagibu
Yeah, but you can still embed images this way for example in phpbb forums using the [img] tags.
Dannyalcatraz
Unfortunately, I’m using Imgur on Apple products, 99% of the time on a mobile device. Thanks for the info, though!
laserfrog
then use the browser? seems like a you problem
Dannyalcatraz
I stopped using Imgur with iOS Safari because it stopped working.🤷🏾♂️ Is there a browser setting that would allow it to work again?
dashers
I'd suggest using an alternative browser, but Apple forces all other browsers to actually use the Safari engine underneath on iOS, so it might not work. You're not going to like it, but your best option is not to buy Apple, who are up front and centre in the world of forcing you to have the "correct" capitalist experience.
AzgarOgly
you can use browser on apple mobile devices as well as on PC
imgur works much better in a browser, as a bonus you can easily block the ads
and the website works much better than an "app" and probably steals less of your data
skipweasel
Which is nice, but the app has totally fucked it - you can still do it but you have to know which bits of the URL to edit away.
Feralkyn
I never use the app. Just open and log in and use Desktop Mode on phone browser. The app is so bad.
florismrfart
With a gallery link I can’t do even that anymore? If I can’t find links here to share anymore, I’ll just stop coming here and I’m guessing I won’t be the only one.
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Imgurs dead man. I only come here because im homeless and have nowhere else to go. If I could find a better place I would leave.
dReDone
Reddit is a husk as well. The app won't even load half the time for me and they made sure it was the only one you could use.
CuddleMonsterWithKnives
Let's all go to the group chat @deafkitten is in wherever he gets all those fresh memes
Vergenbuurg
guitarfourtysix
lmfao
CitrusyGarlic
Know how to code well? Old Imgur is a proven money maker, just do what the creators of Bluesky did and create old Imgur under a new name!
MuffinProof
BetterGur
starwingcorona
Imgours
ThronesWoven
holy shit this guy markets
palordrolap
One word: Fediverse.
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Its good?
BishlamekGurpgork
I stay here because it's a-algorithmic. I can get exposed to things here that I would never imagine to look for. If anybody has recommendations for similar platforms, I'm all ears, but I don't know of a single one.
Roune
Something like StumbleUpon? That’s how found Imgur years ago. Sadly it was shutdown a long time ago. I found something similar called Mix.
NecroNikolai13
That's true, this is the only place I get exposed to so much demented MLP art. The day Elle leaves is likely the day I hang up my account
BishlamekGurpgork
I don't even like MLP, but it's I appreciate the weirdness.
NecroNikolai13
Same, think I've seen like half an episode while hanging out with a friend who has a kid. But I'm here for that weird shit lol
Schlumpfi
A open source alternative would be a dream. I would even pay a few bucks to get an adfree experience
GlacialFlour
Any suggestions? I'd happily leave this place behind with how junky it's become.
SpamYarBlockers
/gallery/wvU5EVL
Targe0
The problem with any social media platform is they cost too much to run.
So eventually they have to monetise.
So in the early days before then it's all about user experience to grow the platform.
But when that switch gets flipped, it becomes all about monetisation. Happens to everything site and app.
k6martini
It's gotten to the point that I would pay to keep the enshitification at bay. I've been off Facebook over a decade, Reddit gets worse every year, I finally deleted Instagram, now Imgur is rapidly decaying.
Even my "niche hobby" networks (like Pinkbike.com, or BikesnobNYC) have gotten bought up and are in the process of getting ruined.
Targe0
Happens with any site that's old enough, and most of the big platforms are close to 20 years old.
And most social media sites have their peak in quality after around 10 years.
yamamasyamaha
Lmao Imgur tried for so long to get people to pay for ad free, but nobody does and people are mad about the ads.
Imgur has gone down in quality in some ways and got better in others. It’s expensive to run a service like this, I’m not sure how anyone wants it to be free without ads.
Tumescentpie
They are owned by an advertising company. So im pretty sure they are the worst people on the planet to find an alternative monetization strategy.
Advertising has been a horrible psyop from the beginning and the fact that you're so indoctrinated into capitalism shines through your comment brightly.
yamamasyamaha
You are so enlightened. Tell me, which YouTube channel educated you so thoroughly on matters of commerce?
Using this incredible wealth of knowledge, how would you suggest a company provide a service that costs millions of dollars a year to operate without charging anyone to use it?
If you can figure that out, you better start an app with your immaculate busines model that doesn’t cost anyone anything or have any ads.
Tumescentpie
Im sorry ill take my mba knowledge elsewhere Mr. YouTube.
FestusMA
I have heard there is a pretty big and growing group of us from the old days who have a discord up and running?
ConfederacyOfDunces
I think that's Ellie's discord. Look for links in her comments: @ElbowDeepInAHorse
FestusMA
That’s the one!! Thanks!
xizar
No shade on Ellie, but discord is a terrible platform; comments have the lifespan of a mayfly. And, discord's getting enshitified, as well.
amberliketacoa
Yeah discord just isn't a good replacement for imgur or for forums. It's just best used to chat and hang out. Not post all the meme dumps and artsy stuff that I like about imgur
FestusMA
I sadly do agree. Where do we go from here, though? I still like it here but it’s nothing compared to what it once was. Back then I LOVED it. If something could offer that I would jump ship yesterday and never look back.
TouchSt0ne
This is no longer an image hosting site. It's an ad revenue site.
SpamYarBlockers
/gallery/wvU5EVL
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uBlock and uMatrix.
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
Also, this is a change reddit made as well.
IslaNublar
Enshittification comes for everything and will not be denied, sadly.
cousteau
The motto hasn't been "the simple image sharer" for quite a long time…
MarcUK
Sadly, nothing is free, and bills need to be paid with money.
InconspicuousLampshade
Point taken, but it still sucks they provide less service than what they were originally built for and they keep adding more ads.
whoatherebigfella
The site is still free so, we’ve got that going for us.
TouchSt0ne
For real, the loss of direct linking was an intentional product change.
whoatherebigfella
Do you think this was done to reduce the amount of hamsters Imgur employs.
TouchSt0ne
If I had to guess, it would be to drive more traffic to the entire gallery for ad revenue rather than serving a single image on its own.
KaptainObveeus
Has it ever not been a for profit company?
ConfederacyOfDunces
Yes. When Imgur started it was not designed to make money. There were no ads, there was no Emerald tier. There was literally zero way for Imgur to collect or receive money at all.
KaptainObveeus
When quora started it was the same. But it was always intended to make money. Build up the user base and establish itself first, then activate the revenue streams.
ConfederacyOfDunces
Hoping one day there will be a way to monetize your project is different from what you said ("has Imgur ever been a not for profit" - or pretty close to that). I stand by my reply: when it started, Imgur wasn't even for revenue, much less profit. Probably they hoped to monetize somehow in the future, but that's not the same thing as being for-profit.
zaxlor
This is no longer a life supporting planet, it's a profit making death trap :(
smegheadenergy
An ad revenue site supported by racist Nazis the mods will protect at all costs. Fuck the mods
SavageDrums
They fired the mods, get ready for shitty AI handling all moderation!
FetaForMoses
Oh cool we’re getting ad revenue?
rusrsdude
They're collecting our data to show us ads about what we post about, like, favorite, etc. (Just a guesssss)
cousteau
No, you're the product
Dannyalcatraz
I’ve heard rumors to that effect. If true?
Well, I’ll have to move on.
anonymous
I joined for the same reason. You gotta do a workaround but you can still get the jpg and hotlink to imgur. You just gotta open the image you uploaded in a browser like Firefox (NOT the imgur app), long tap it and from there you'll have the link you need. Just hit "copy link" and you're good to go.
There's also an app in the Play store called "Upload Images to Imgur". It only works with jpg unfortunately but it's a simple and straightforward image uploader.
DirectorFury
It was more of a social media website than an image hosting one when I made my first account back in 2012
SavageDrums
At least one imgur user must be clever enough to remake the site from its pre-enshittification days. I've been looking for an alternative for a while, because it's just worse by the day.
rusrsdude
There are ways to download older versions of imgur but not a clue if the posting will be different there.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Move on to what though, that's an important question :-/
kahooki
TouchSt0ne
Unfortunately, yes. Some or all of the USA based staff were fired today as well.
IceWeaselX
*flashbacks to Kongregate intensify*
rusrsdude
Kongregate kinda had it coming with the death of flash and unity bring a horrible mess early on.
Regeny
Source?
thelatebillstickers
It was posted on the Imgur discord. Then the discord was shut down.
ConfederacyOfDunces
/gallery/j0snC3z
ConfederacyOfDunces
/gallery/vdpbwYj
somethingsomethingwittyhere
Agent Otter's post was deleted, why I'm not surprised?