Imgur is an image hosting and image sharing community with over 275 million monthly visitors to its platform on a monthly basis. The website was started in 2009 as a gift to Reddit’s online community and a solution to Reddit’s image hosting problems. Over the years Imgur became one of the biggest community websites in the world. Imgur and NSFW which is used to go hand in hand would no longer display Imgur NSFW subsections on Reddit.
Why did Imgur stop NSFW uploads on Reddit?
According to a post from Imgur, the posts on NSFW over the years have put Imgur’s users and business at risk which is why Imgur stopped NSFW uploads on Reddit.
Imgur pointed out to Reddit’s moderation which could be improved in order to solve this problem. Over the years it has put Imgur business at risk, according to the image-sharing company.
Imgur has its own community of users who are known as “Imgurians”. The company’s mission is to be a fun place on the internet and also to its users which is one of the reasons why Imgur and NSFW didn’t work out.
Imgur and Reddit have one of the biggest communities on the internet and bringing happiness and knowledge to the communities is their main priority.
Imgur does not want to put its business and users at risk by the post which do not make them happy.
Can I upload content on Imgur NSFW?
A user can upload content but it has to be “hidden” any open content would not be approved. On the other hand, Imgur stated that no content can be uploaded from Reddit’s NSFW communities to Imgur.
Is the old content on Imgur NSFW deleted?
No, the old content posted by users has not been deleted, however, new content can be uploaded only if it’s hidden which does not make any sense.
Final Thoughts
Imgur and Reddit have grown up together to become large websites and communities on their own. The move indicates they have decided to part ways. Reddit has also many alternatives to Imgur which perform well. If you have anything to more to add on to this article on Imgur NSFW then you can comment below we would be happy to add it.