Leave imgur United Kingdom

IMGUR has turned off the photo hosting platform for users in the United Kingdom, and offered a notification “content that is not available in your area” through the site and on the inclusion of the third party. This step comes after the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) office (ICO) It aims to impose fines against the owner of IMGur, Mediab AI, yet In dealing with service for children’s data, checking age and protecting privacy. The fine details of the fine, or the results of the investigation were not shared.

“We are aware of reports that the social media platform is currently not available in the United Kingdom,” the organizers said. . They also stressed that “leaving the United Kingdom” does not mean that the company can avoid any hypothetical sanctions, and that the investigation is continuing.

The organizers said: “The results we have reached temporary and ICO carefully considers any representations from Mediab before making a final decision whether a financial penalty will be issued.”

In recent years, ICO has risen to enforce its policies that govern the privacy of data for minors. In 2023, the Tiktok Censorship Authority fined $ 15.8 million for what he said was many violations of data protection laws. The organizer claimed that in 2020 Up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 to use the application, against its own policies. Tiktok found itself below This year on similar alleged violations. ICO also raised by the surrounding concerns a His name is my artificial intelligence, claiming that it endangered the privacy of children.