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I've seen it. It depends on the referrer. When coming from Reddit, visitors will not be redirected.

by yxlx 10y ago

GhotiFish 10y ago
test link: http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg is this happening for anyone in thread? maybe try holding down CTRL and hammering the link to see if it's a probability thing? I have never seen the behavior being described.
- mobilerastafari 10y ago
  Following that link on mobile safari leads to a page that contains ads and comments in addition to the image.
- sillysaurus3 10y ago
  Result: http://i.imgur.com/86BlJiS.png http://i.imgur.com/86BlJiS.png There does appear to be some kind of heuristic at work here. For example, following the above link results in the traditional behavior for me, but following your link leads to the full imgur page. EDIT: Ah-ha, figured it out. 1. Click on an i.imgur.com link 2. If it takes you to the full page, right click on the image and click "Open in new tab" 3. The original i.imgur.com link will now take you to the direct image. Amusing heuristic. After following these steps, I'm unable to reproduce my own screenshot. http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg always takes me to the direct image.
  - ThisIs_MyName 10y ago
    I got redirected only on the first click. Thank god for uBlock Origin.
  - Tinyyy 10y ago
    It still redirects on iOS Safari.
- ljk 10y ago
  huh interesting. the first time it brought me to a page but after that it's direct link
- Phil_Latio 10y ago
  Got redirected on first click, but not on second or third. I'm not on mobile.
- welanes 10y ago
  Make it HTTPS and the direct link works: https://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg (for me, at least).
  - deleted 10y ago
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  - tripzilch 10y ago
    Nope, same thing. First time I get html, second time the direct link.
- miyuru 10y ago
  It's not a probability thing, it has to do with the http accept header you are sending. When you click on a link the browser sends 'html' as http accept header. If you link the image using img src the browser sends 'image' as http accept header. So if you send image with a small expire header, the server can redirect you to the site, if you click on a link.
- userbinator 10y ago
  I've never seen imgur redirect either. I suspect it's user-agent related.
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  It redirects if I have a referer. A benefit to blocking them for cross-site requests, I suppose.
- dopamean 10y ago
  Interesting. The first click brought me to the imgur page but a second click brought me directly to the image.
- qu4z-2 10y ago
  Looks like part of it is that after you've visited the direct link once it's served from cache.

I've seen it. It depends on the referrer. When coming from Reddit, visitors will not be redirected.

by yxlx 10y ago

I've seen it. It depends on the referrer. When coming from Reddit, visitors will not be redirected.

test link: http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg is this happening for anyone in thread? maybe try holding down CTRL and hammering the link to see if it's a probability thing? I have never seen the behavior being described.

mobilerastafari 10y ago
Following that link on mobile safari leads to a page that contains ads and comments in addition to the image.
sillysaurus3 10y ago
Result: http://i.imgur.com/86BlJiS.png http://i.imgur.com/86BlJiS.png There does appear to be some kind of heuristic at work here. For example, following the above link results in the traditional behavior for me, but following your link leads to the full imgur page. EDIT: Ah-ha, figured it out. 1. Click on an i.imgur.com link 2. If it takes you to the full page, right click on the image and click "Open in new tab" 3. The original i.imgur.com link will now take you to the direct image. Amusing heuristic. After following these steps, I'm unable to reproduce my own screenshot. http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg always takes me to the direct image.
- ThisIs_MyName 10y ago
  I got redirected only on the first click. Thank god for uBlock Origin.
- Tinyyy 10y ago
  It still redirects on iOS Safari.
ljk 10y ago
huh interesting. the first time it brought me to a page but after that it's direct link
Phil_Latio 10y ago
Got redirected on first click, but not on second or third. I'm not on mobile.
welanes 10y ago
Make it HTTPS and the direct link works: https://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg (for me, at least).
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]
- tripzilch 10y ago
  Nope, same thing. First time I get html, second time the direct link.
miyuru 10y ago
It's not a probability thing, it has to do with the http accept header you are sending. When you click on a link the browser sends 'html' as http accept header. If you link the image using img src the browser sends 'image' as http accept header. So if you send image with a small expire header, the server can redirect you to the site, if you click on a link.
userbinator 10y ago
I've never seen imgur redirect either. I suspect it's user-agent related.
Dylan16807 10y ago
It redirects if I have a referer. A benefit to blocking them for cross-site requests, I suppose.
dopamean 10y ago
Interesting. The first click brought me to the imgur page but a second click brought me directly to the image.
qu4z-2 10y ago
Looks like part of it is that after you've visited the direct link once it's served from cache.