Seems as though they don't want to be a CDN, not that they don't want direct linking from forum users? Anyway I went for a dig through Alan's old reddit posts b

Seems as though they don't want to be a CDN, not that they don't want direct linking from forum users? Anyway I went for a dig through Alan's old reddit posts because I thought I recalled him saying he's fine with direct links https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur_ama/c6smgqm?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur... > Nothing has changed in regards to direct linking. I'm not sure what you're seeing exactly, but we'll always allow you to direct link to any image you want. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur_ama/c5t921v?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur... > Yes, but you can also look at it as a marketing budget. When people share links, direct or not, the other person now knows about Imgur. https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ea4vi/for_the_beginner_imgur_user/c16jtkp?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ea4vi/for_the_beginne... > People linking to the page rather than the image is what keeps imgur going. If everyone linked to the direct image then imgur would have no source of revenue. However, I want people to use the service however they want, and by no means would I ever force anyone to do it one certain way. So, I like it when people link to the page because that's how imgur makes money, but you don't have to do it if you don't want to. I'm just happy that you like the service.