If you maintain an open-source repo with a README full of screenshots, GIFs, or diagrams, there's a decent chance a chunk of your audience is staring at purple boxes where your content used to be. The images still exist. The URLs still resolve. Anyone in the UK who visits your project just can't see them. This is the Imgur UK block. It's been live since September 30th, 2025, and seven months in, most people hitting "upload" on Imgur still have no idea. What actually happened The common assumption is this is a UK Online Safety Act story. Close, but not quite. The OSA is part of the backdrop, but the actual trigger was the ICO, the UK's data protection regulator. On 10th September 2025 they issued a notice of intent to fine MediaLab (Imgur's parent company) over its handling of children's data and age-assurance practices. Rather than comply, Imgur geo-blocked the UK a few weeks later. The distinction matters. MediaLab's other services, Kik for example, are still available in the UK.…