On 30 September 2025, Imgur blocked the entire United Kingdom.
No warning. No migration tool. No grace period. One day it worked, the next it didn't — and with it went millions of embedded images across forums, Discord servers, tutorials, Reddit threads, and personal blogs. Grey boxes everywhere.
I'd been thinking about building a proper image hosting tool for a while. That was the push I needed.
What I actually built
DBimg is a free media hosting and sharing service. The pitch is simple: upload a file, get a permanent direct link, share it anywhere.
