• Legendsofanus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can somebody explain on the purpose of these sites?

    The whole time when I was using reddit I would just upload from my gallery to the app, never had to use an image uploader website, it sounds like a pain to use.

    • LollerCorleone@kbin.socialOP
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      1 year ago

      Using them do add one or two extra steps before posting. Images can hog up server resources and using these third-party sites reduces the burden for the server of your instance which is run by volunteers/hobbyists with money often coming from their own pockets. Its just a nice thing to voluntarily do.