Feeling it’s a dumb question because my brain isn’t parsing exactly how this is supposed to work.
…mozilla.org/…/srcrplc-unblock-censored-image/
Anyone in the UK want to give it a spin?
Would this extension help folks in the UK with Imgur posts?
Submitted 1 day ago by shalafi@lemmy.world to [deleted]
just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It might work, but I absolutely wouldn’t trust it or give it permissions to domain a browser session.
It’s essentially proxying your requests between yourself and God knows where to bypass Imgur’s GeoIP location blocking to comply with the UK laws.
Just use a well known VPN instead. Much safer. I think Proton and Mullvad both have free tiers for stuff like this, and you’re not sending your traffic to some random person who made this extension and can do whatever with the permissions you’d have to give it.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Kinda gathered that bit. 🙁 I may install it and try to track exactly how that flow works. Anyway, seems an easy way to bypass the UK’s block without hassling with a VPN.
I’m in Florida. Fire up my VPN to surf porn. But that’s not a thing I want running 24/7, let alone just to browse lemmy.
remon@ani.social 1 day ago
Why not?
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Imgur blocks me on Mullvad like 99% of the time. Not sure about Proton, though.