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Imgur is now app-gated (lemmy.nz)

submitted 4 weeks ago by naught101@lemmy.world to c/antisocialmedia@piefed.social

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Went to browse imgur today in my browser, and this pop-up appears when trying to swipe past the first post. There is no way around it that I can see. Looks like the only way to access content is now via the app.

So I guess in not using it anymore.. (Also, ironic first post).

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[–] Bonus@piefed.social 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Worked same as always in Waterfox on Android just now. I didn't even get that pop-up.

I have no use for it anymore, hadn't looked at it in a while.

Edit: Works fine on desktop browser as well.

Which phone browser are you using?

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh. Weird. I get it on both Firefox and the native android browser.

I'm in Aus, I wonder if it's regional?

[–] Bonus@piefed.social 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Try Waterfox. It strips out some bs and has better blocking of this crap, far as I can tell. They also made a promise not to use AI.

https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/

[–] Bonus@piefed.social 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

oh, yeah, also, I have uBlock Origin extension running. Should help.

And, I'm just noticing, might be differences because you're on IOS, which I'm not familiar with currently.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Speaking of, could OP try Origin's zapper to remove the popup while continuing to navigate the site?

It's worked for me on some sites.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I have uBlock Origin already installed. And on android.

[–] TediousTasks@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

there's another extension called BehindTheOverlay that works well for things like this

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

BehindTheOverlay

Thanks! But I tried it, and it gets rid of the modal, but doesn't reenable swiping, so the site is still effectively useless

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

It's happening on two separate browsers, I don't see why a fork of one of then would help?

[–] RollForInitiative@feddit.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

Might also be a partial rollout to check reception and / or technical issues. I personally try to avoid any site that does this