UK Fines US Platform Imgur £247,590 for Lack of Age Verification

Luckily imgur has already been ruined for quite some time due to being acquired by Media Lab AI, and so this is a site which can painlessly being avoided due to age requirements.

Did Imgur not pull out of the UK?

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs...

>Our investigation found that between September 2021 and September 2025, MediaLab processed the personal information of children using Imgur in ways that breached the UK GDPR.

-Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine (express.co.uk) 717 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45424888

Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services

>The code took effect on 2 September 2020, so you must conform with the code from 2 September 2021.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-re...