What are you talking about? Unless they just recently changed it, they allow uploads for me, and I have uBlock origin plus Ghostery running.
Ask HN: Imgur Replacement
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#14I wrote a simple wrapper script to upload[2] and have had no problems since. The script calls another script to optimize the image before uploading[3], but if you prefer to skip that part, BunnyCDN has something they call Bunny Optimizer[4] that can handle it for you on their side, for a fee ($9.50 per month).
The storage box set me back $1.92 last year plus $50 for the domain — because of the TLD —, and I can use it to do whatever I want, with no tracking, ads, or the annoying social aspect that most image hosting websites inevitably add in a desperate attempt to make money[5] — instead of, you know, charging from the get go.
[2] https://git.sr.ht/~jamesponddotco/dotfiles/tree/master/.loca...
[3] https://git.sr.ht/~jamesponddotco/dotfiles/tree/master/.loca...
[4] https://bunnycdn.com/solutions/bunny-optimizer
[5] https://drewdevault.com/2014/10/10/The-profitability-of-onli...
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#16While not simple at first, I found that buying a new domain and pointing it to a storage zone within BunnyCDN[1] solved my problems with Imgur perfectly. It also provided a whole afternoon of fun for my wife and I while we brainstormed names for our personal image hosting service. I wrote a simple wrapper script to upload[2] and have had no problems since. The script calls another script to optimize the image before…