Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by finnn on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:22AM (#11775684)

No, you get a link that looks like a direct link (eg https://i.imgur.com/whatever.png) but it's not (always) a direct link. This is what people are complaining about. Sending that link to people sometimes results in them getting redirected to the ad-laden imgur page.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by yacn on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:38AM (#11775766)

The "direct links" only ever redirect to the non-direct version on mobile for me. Doesn't happen on desktop though.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by stordoff on Thursday May 26, 2016 @03:24AM (#11776224)

I've seen the direct links get redirected to the non-direct page on desktop.

It appears to still happen if, e.g., the link is on Twitter - random example https://twitter.com/SilentRENE/status/735732252877819904 (seems to be inconsistent - first time I was redirected, but now it goes directly to the image. Opening the Twitter page in another browser also resulted in a redirect)

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by rplnt on Thursday May 26, 2016 @03:44AM (#11776305)

I think they redirect to imgur page also when they are shared on facebook.

And aside from that, years back, they've been banning embedding on certain domains.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by billmalarky on Thursday May 26, 2016 @09:39AM (#11777795)

It depends if the referrer header is set to reddit. Try clicking a direct link from facebook or twitter.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by finnn on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:42AM (#11775791)

I get redirected to the shitty ad page even on my desktop now.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by sotojuan on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:30AM (#11775723)

Like I said, that hasn't happened to me ever in the couple of years that I've used that method. The people I send links to would complain. I do believe you though—sounds like something they'd do.

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Re:Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur by riffraff on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:41AM (#11775784)

probably they only do it IFF the image receives a sustained rate of visualizations? That would explain why it didn't happen to you (nor me) for "simple" usage.

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