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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 days agoI explained it in another comment. This was a simplification that’s true for i.redd.it and v.redd.it (which block embeds with CORS), the native web UI doesn’t do iframe embeds for privacy reasons.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I’m sure RES doesn’t have a sweetheart deal with Imgur. It must be possible without their agreement.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 days ago
I think New Reddit provides the Imgur URL and RES uses it to generate a preview in Old Reddit.
Anyway, should Fediverse platform/app devs spend time trying to accomodate specific shitty platforms?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
RES was around long before new Reddit and it does what it does based on what classic Reddit has in it, and what it gets itself. I don’t know much more detail than that, except that the devs basically lost interest in doing more than maintenance of it after the redesign came out.
That’s one way to look at it. I would pose it as
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 days ago
Imgur stands for image URL: they would let you upload images and provide you with a direct URL. The enshittification with all that JS and push for on-site social networking came after New Reddit and i.redd.it.