The above image is all us folk in the UK see when you do, and if we try to use a VPN + incognito, we get this:

403 means forbidden, so the message is disingenuous.

They must have put some effort into block lists for VPN servers. Even if it works for some of us, it’s not worth it.

For more information on this, see this article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

  • falseWhite@lemmy.world
    72·
    10 hours ago

    It’s not due to legal reasons though. They just decided to exit UK, because they’re trying to avoid paying fines for previous infringements.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      73·
      10 hours ago

      It’s not due to legal reasons though. They just decided to exit UK, because they’re trying to avoid paying fines for previous infringements.

      What previous infringements?

      • falseWhite@lemmy.world
        62·
        9 hours ago

        “The ICO launched its investigation into Imgur in March - saying it would probe whether the companies were complying with both the UK’s data protection laws, and the children’s code.”.

        Just do some research dude

        • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
          73·
          9 hours ago

          it would probe whether the companies were complying with both the UK’s data protection laws, and the children’s code

          So it was for legal reasons. Wow, such surprise.

          Just do some research dude

          Could you not tell that I wasn’t seriously questioning what the infringements were, and was poking fun at your comment that it wasn’t for legal reasons?