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Why are people doing this? It's inherently annoying having to open another tab to view what is, invariably, a poor quality gif that looks like it was lifted from the tumblr store. Is this some sort of protest against imgur? New users being clueless? Or some other factor I'm not considering?
plantpr0n
The enshittification continues.
TheVoidFrog
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1a3h3OGNyNnY3OTdybHVndjgwdjVzZm55dTJvNnVkYnl0OGVmeHdxeCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3RyZW5kaW5nJmN0PWc/vYOVxHVUNKV1yneJg0/200w.webp
Davedavedavedavedave
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aGxrdWtocW56cTR6NHY3MXBic3VxZ3g5czQxc28ydmdldWdmMHUzcCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/104vPBH8buV9vy/200w.webp
BoboTheIceMan
Its Imgur doing it. Its where they're linking gifs from.
WhatSayYouCitizen
GratuaCuun
Giphy hosts images for use on the mobile app now
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aWdoOWY1a2lwN3BqNnRheDQ3aWZodG41cmszMGNyc2FtOG1yOGV5dCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/11Rm2wxPFKsqPu/200w.webp
HeyQueef
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Y2R5N2Uwd21rZ2RsdXh4dmcyb29yOHN0NDNsMjZvaGNwNWVrZ21jaCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/yyTf1l7BMQsxZwYy6z/200w.webp
sirava
Imgur took away the old library of reaction GIFs that was easy to use on mobile and now send you to giphy. And the links don't always display/resolve right.
Hurro
I don't ever see them embedded. It's a link every time.
Idsertian
That is dumb as fuck, I don't mind saying.
meganical
Yeah, they messed up one of my favorite reactions: https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlZjc5aG16ejhoenp5eW9oMXluZWhyNTg4M2U2c25uNTJ1eW4xM3MydyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/hVinjWdIDiigU/giphy.mp4
Pilgrymm
It's why I keep my own library of gifs on my phone. Not only is it versatile (using them on multiple platforms) but it also allows me to curate my own style/interests. A lot of the time I can't find what I want on the giphy/tenor platforms so I just have to go Google it anyway.
kaitco1984
I have a folder of the gifs and images saved on Imgur so they’re not taking up room on my phone. I suppose I can download them some time, but just easier to go to the folder from the mobile app.
Conz
the gif search has also been acting weird where its not finding a lot of stuff that it used to
an0therthr0waway
I grumbled about this too. MartynMage said they had reallocated resources to prioritize work on other improvements. I agree, Giphy is xhitty.
quade
Imgur switched to using giphy for reaction gifs b/c Imgur don't know of a better image host to use...
cousteau
A simple image sharer, so to speak. Pity there isn't currently any website with that motto.
quade
Yeah. Where DO people post images for free these days? I wish there was one that was stable enough to handle high traffic and lots of images.
azazyel
I use the original design Imgur and the Gify gifs/images don't even show up
cousteau
They get inlined for me. But recently the Imgur reaction gallery got extended with Giphy gifs and integration has given all kinds of trouble.&ct=g
PewPewDude
I've reverted to using my favorites to react with.
moreSaucePlease
I’ve been doing this forever. I can’t remember the last time I was actually able to find the reaction gif I wanted with the in-app search
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
PewPewDude
Grumptious
I don't know what an "non-inline giphy gif" is...
Idsertian
Inline is something displayed without having to visit elsewhere to see it, like this:
Grumptious
That doesn't really help me know what the "non-inline" version looks like. Does it show up as a link? Imgur added an option for mobile users to add a gif, but one that doesn't display the image inline?
aducksayswhat
Like this:
Idsertian
Giphy is another image hosting website.
ourari
In the old desktop layout of Imgur, and probably some other interfaces as well, the Giphy gifs are not embedded into comments, but look like a link instead (= non-inline):
Grumptious
Ah ha! Thank you. Does this mean the issue is caused by using an outdated version?
ourari
You're welcome :) Imgur recently implemented this change, but they haven't yet implemented it into all its interfaces. They started with Android, and they're working their way through the others. The old desktop layout will likely never be updated.
Escapist83
Imgur decided mobile users should have to use Giphy.
GenshiV
An image hosting site... decided to use another competing image hosting site... for reactions? What the fuck.
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
While the old desktop UI can't display externally hosted images. That's genius. All I see are cryptic URLs.
cousteau
I thought comments from people who used the old UI appeared tagged as "Web". I is confuse.
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
I use the old UI to browse and the new UI to comment if my comment will likely exceed 140 characters.
cousteau
For example, according to this, OP's post was submitted via.
FiftyShadesOfBroccoli
I'm not sure what that means, and I only see it on threads. Posts in the comment section don't show me from which device or UI they were posted. Anyway, giphy links show up like this in the old UI:
aducksayswhat
The only vague upside is that they didn't put it behind a URL shortener, which is the mystery meat of the internet - could be delicious meme, could be malware.
Idsertian
What the flying fuck? Why? Why would you drive traffic to a competing site like that? What idiot is in charge over there?
tschallacka
the idea is for it to be easier indexable and have a better search, with a imgur exclusive library available also.
Zetor
Indexing is hard....
GratuaCuun
On the one hand, the giphy library is easier to search and find gifs from
On the other - imgur could just fix their own shit and giphys is buggy...
tschallacka
You have no idea how difficult it is to make a proper search engine. Configuring elastic search is a hell on its own
Idsertian
I missed the part where that's the problem of the users.
spontaneous9
Reasons why I only browse imGur on a desktop or laptop, #69420
cousteau
So does OP, but apparently using the old UI.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
That's where the problem with giphy exists the most, though. They'll resolve on the mobile apps.
CormacTheCat
No way I'm dragging my pc into the bathroom...
cousteau
Mobile browser works fine(ish) too. But only with the new UI, otherwise you need to set the browser in "desktop mode".
cousteau
And this is the set up I use to browse dank memes while I poop. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
PwnageHobo
But they took away images on desktop too
Escapist83
It's just combined with posts. They've been wanting to call everything you upload posts for a while now. Even if you don't post them publicly. It's weird, I know.
PwnageHobo
That's great, except now I can't browse and link to the thousands of images I've uploaded over the past 13 years. Just the ones I uploaded after they tied the post and image systems together
L0rdinquisit0r
you have to use a link https://PwnageHobo.imgur.com/all like this
PwnageHobo
Thanks! There's 63 pages of images I thought I couldn't easily access anymore. I was worried this would be like when they took away albums, and they'd disable the back way not just the convenient links
L0rdinquisit0r
my old all link has 428 images, the new All shows 50?
L0rdinquisit0r
https://l0rdinquisit0r.imgur.com/all so I can find myself again