The 2023 Imgur NSFW Ban and Old Content Purge refers to a controversial policy update announced by Imgur in May 2023. The site revealed it would begin removing all sexually explicit content and, more significantly, deleting millions of images uploaded by anonymous users or those linked to inactive accounts. This sparked an immediate outcry from the Reddit community and digital archivists who viewed Imgur as the 'de facto' library for the early 2010s internet. Memes surrounding this event typically highlight the frustration of clicking on old forum links only to find 'Image Not Found' errors, or portray Imgur as a villain destroying digital history. It serves as a commentary on the fragility of cloud storage and the loss of cultural artifacts in the corporate era of the web.