• rtxn@lemmy.worldM
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      8 months ago

      Copy-pasting the image will upload it to the lemmy instance, taking up storage space. You should instead embed externally hosted images using the following markdown expression:

      ![](https://i.imgur.com/suaSSMr.jpeg)
      

      • Waffelson@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Yes, this way you reduce the load on your instance, but I often see image hosting deleting images and I get scared when I see an imgur link because it often blocks image viewing for me