Can't see the images

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Hey there, I've got a problem. Since friday I can't see the pictures, when i click on them. I can see the thumbnails, but the large pics on the site where the comments are, not. Instead of the pictures I see all the tags. I can right-click on the tags and click "show image" (don't know the exact english meaning, I'm German) then i get a 403-page.
Can anybody help me?

Updated by haddysrosserrier

I know that Danbooru returns a 403 forbidden error when your browser sends a HTTP referrer header that contains a domain other than donmai.us. This is meant to prevent third-party sites from hotlinking images hosted on Danbooru. So, my guess is that your computer is sending the wrong referrer for whatever reason. Some things that might possibly cause this to happen are:

  • Your computer has a virus spoofing referrers for the purpose of sending referrer spam. Run a virus scan.
  • You're using some kind of web proxy, browser add-on, or other security/privacy/anti-virus software that is mangling referrers to try to protect your privacy. Temporarily disable that software if you're using it.
  • Your ISP has a transparent proxy that is screwing things up for some reason. Try using a different computer on the same network connection. If it still happens then this may be your problem.

Note that in all of these cases you would probably have trouble with images loading on other sites as well, not just on Danbooru.

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