▲ 445 ▼ Gfycat.com shuts down on September 1 and all Gifs will be taken down (www.ghacks.net) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 181 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jplate8@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Wait what's happening with imgur? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GingeyBook@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Removing porn and all images not uploaded from an imgur account permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protput@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) But why the porn? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's just too damn much of it, and the people accessing it generally aren't stopping to be advertised to. That's a lot of storage and bandwidth costs with very little ability to make money back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* That and the desire to make money while being at the mercy of two card processors who set the rules. If you want MasterCard or Visa support then remove porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) If everyone would just stop clicking on ads, this whole "the customer is the product" business model across the internet would stop within a week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Nsfw images can't be monitised with ads. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo 3 points 3 years ago https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/hosting-site-imgur-will-remove-explicit-and-anonymous-content-next-month/ From April but explains it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GingeyBook@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Removing porn and all images not uploaded from an imgur account permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protput@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) But why the porn? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's just too damn much of it, and the people accessing it generally aren't stopping to be advertised to. That's a lot of storage and bandwidth costs with very little ability to make money back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* That and the desire to make money while being at the mercy of two card processors who set the rules. If you want MasterCard or Visa support then remove porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) If everyone would just stop clicking on ads, this whole "the customer is the product" business model across the internet would stop within a week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Nsfw images can't be monitised with ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protput@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) But why the porn? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's just too damn much of it, and the people accessing it generally aren't stopping to be advertised to. That's a lot of storage and bandwidth costs with very little ability to make money back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* That and the desire to make money while being at the mercy of two card processors who set the rules. If you want MasterCard or Visa support then remove porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) If everyone would just stop clicking on ads, this whole "the customer is the product" business model across the internet would stop within a week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Nsfw images can't be monitised with ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's just too damn much of it, and the people accessing it generally aren't stopping to be advertised to. That's a lot of storage and bandwidth costs with very little ability to make money back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* That and the desire to make money while being at the mercy of two card processors who set the rules. If you want MasterCard or Visa support then remove porn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) If everyone would just stop clicking on ads, this whole "the customer is the product" business model across the internet would stop within a week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* That and the desire to make money while being at the mercy of two card processors who set the rules. If you want MasterCard or Visa support then remove porn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) If everyone would just stop clicking on ads, this whole "the customer is the product" business model across the internet would stop within a week. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago I hear you and I'm with you. I don't even look at ads, I don't permit my software on my hardware to offend me with them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Nsfw images can't be monitised with ads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeo 3 points 3 years ago https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/hosting-site-imgur-will-remove-explicit-and-anonymous-content-next-month/ From April but explains it permalink fedilink source parent