https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Arust-embedded%2Fdiscovery%20imgur&type=code
The search link above shows where it happens exactly.
One of the reasons is to prevent broken links (currently they serve "content unavailable", rather) for users accessing from the UK (sorry, that's bad).
Of course, one can use a VPN, but seems overkill in this case.
@jamesmunns
See also: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo
https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Arust-embedded%2Fdiscovery%20imgur&type=code
The search link above shows where it happens exactly.
One of the reasons is to prevent broken links (currently they serve "content unavailable", rather) for users accessing from the UK (sorry, that's bad).
Of course, one can use a VPN, but seems overkill in this case.
@jamesmunns
See also: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo