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> If you're seeing this message, that means JavaScript has been disabled on your browser, please enable JS to make Imgur work.

You need js to view a png. What a time to be alive.

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No you need JS to view the site, to view the image just go to

https://i.imgur.com/zM5gMjt.png

(add i. before imgur)

Not sure what browser you’re on, but this redirects me to the page that requires JS on Firefox android

They must be doing something tricky. I usually specifically link directly to the image for this reason. Or so I thought.

I'm seeing it redirect me when I put the link in an iframe, stripping off the .png

Whereas if I right click / save as, or put the link in an <img> tag, the image is served properly. Could be conditional on the accept headers.

Yeah, I don't know why but it redirects back to the m. mobile site.

This link seems to work for me

https://i.imgur.com/zM5gMjt_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&...

They are doing some sneaky (and IMHO rather abusive) user-agent sniffing --- change your UA header to some old or obscure browser and you will get the PNG as desired.

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