TechCrunch News 09月30日 23:33
Imgur暂停英国服务,应对数据保护调查
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知名图片分享平台Imgur已暂停向英国用户提供服务,此前该国的监管机构信息专员办公室(ICO)就其处理儿童数据的方式展开调查,并通知其母公司MediaLab AI可能面临罚款。ICO表示,Imgur此举是公司一项商业决定。尽管Imgur已退出英国,ICO的调查仍在进行,以确定是否存在违反数据保护法的行为。该机构已向MediaLab AI发出初步调查结果,并将在收到其回应后再做最终决定。Imgur自2009年成立以来迅速发展,成为Reddit常用的图片托管服务,拥有庞大的用户群体。

🖼️ Imgur暂停英国服务:因英国数据保护监管机构ICO对其处理儿童数据的方式展开调查,Imgur已停止向英国用户提供访问服务。

⚖️ ICO的调查与罚款通知:ICO在3月启动对包括Imgur在内的社交媒体平台儿童数据使用和隐私保护的调查,并于本月通知Imgur母公司MediaLab AI,表示计划处以罚款。

🏢 商业决定与持续调查:ICO将Imgur的退出英国市场行为定性为公司的一项商业决定,并强调即使退出,公司也不能规避先前违反数据保护法的责任,调查仍在继续。

🚀 Imgur平台概况:Imgur成立于2009年,迅速成为Reddit等平台喜爱的图片托管服务,拥有庞大的用户基础,8月份访问量超过1.95亿。

Imgur, one of the web’s most popular image sharing and hosting platforms, has shut off access to its site to users in the United Kingdom, following a notice of a fine by the country’s data protection watchdog.

According to reports on social media, users attempting to load Imgur from the U.K. are met with an error message that says: “Content not available in your region.”

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in March had launched an investigation into various social media platforms, including Imgur, looking at how they use children’s data, and protect the privacy of minors in the country.

The regulator said on Tuesday that it had reached provisional findings in the investigation, and had notified Imgur’s parent company, MediaLab AI, earlier this month that it intended to impose a fine. The regulator said Imgur’s decision to restrict access in the country was a “commercial decision taken by the company.”

“Our findings are provisional and the ICO will carefully consider any representations from MediaLab before taking a final decision whether to issue a monetary penalty,” Tim Capel, interim executive director of regulatory supervision at the ICO, said in a statement. “We have been clear that exiting the UK does not allow an organisation to avoid responsibility for any prior infringement of data protection law, and our investigation remains ongoing.”

The ICO said its update was provided to “give clarity on our investigation, and we will not be providing any further detail at this time.”

Imgur and its parent company MediaLab AI did not immediately return a request for comment.

Founded in 2009, Imgur quickly rose to prominence as Reddit’s favored image hosting service, and today has a massive community of its own. The site had more than 195 million visits in August, per Semrush.

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