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Mod post: Imgbb hosting broken
For meme posters that host their images on Imgbb, the hotlink sometimes breaks for people who are trying to access the meme, especially when there are high levels of traffic. If your meme relies on image-based prompts, that can make it difficult to play in.
One suggestion is to rehost the images onto another site. Some alternative hosting sites that have been suggested include:
If you're unable to change hosting sites for certain images, adding image descriptions is a possible solution.
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One suggestion is to rehost the images onto another site. Some alternative hosting sites that have been suggested include:
• Dreamwidth's native image hosting
• catbox.moe - https://catbox.moe/ (No account needed)
• buzzheavier - https://buzzheavier.com/ (No account needed)
•Imgur - https://imgur.com/ (You can upload with or without an account)Edit: Hotlinking is against TOS though it isn't strictly enforced at the moment. Accounts do get banned when found out.
• Piczel - https://piczel.tv/gallery (requires an account)
• Postimage - https://postimages.org/
If you're unable to change hosting sites for certain images, adding image descriptions is a possible solution.
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