The fallout from Tumblr’s porn ban – The Verge

Tumblr’s adult content ban means the death of unique blogs that explore sexuality

2018-12-06T12:00:04-05:00

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This week, Tumblr announced that it would ban all adult content from its platform and said any user who was hurt by the decision could simply migrate to another site. But creators and readers alike don't believe there's another website that fosters the same kind of sex-positive spaces that Tumblr has. It's as though Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio has failed to understand his own platform, how unique these communities are to Tumblr, and how unlikely it is for them to survive beyond the shutdown.

"Sex wasn't this separate, shameful thing. Tumblr allowed it to exist right next to every other facet of our messy, millennial experience," says Vex Ashl …

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Tumblr is already flagging innocent posts as porn

2018-12-03T17:48:57-05:00

Tumblr announced earlier today that it will ban all adult content on the platform, starting on December 17th. Now, longtime users are criticizing the company's auto-detecting algorithms, which appear to be incorrectly flagging some inoffensive images as explicit.

Tumblr is giving users until the start date of the ban later this month to appeal, but the inaccuracies are causing concern that blanket bans on such content could sweep up inoffensive posts and continue to drive a wedge between creators and the Tumblr platform. The algorithms were originally a part of Safe Mode, which is now being replaced with a full-site ban on adult content.

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Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th

2018-12-03T12:26:01-05:00

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Tumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th in a move that will eradicate porn-related communities on the platform and fundamentally alter how the service is used. The ban includes explicit sexual content and nudity with a few exceptions, the company tells The Verge. The new policy's announcement comes just days after Tumblr was removed from Apple's iOS App Store over a child pornography incident, but it extends far beyond that matter alone. "Adult content will no longer be allowed here," the company flatly stated in a blog post published on Monday.

Banned content includes photos, videos, and GIFs of human g …

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Tumblr was removed from Apple’s App Store over child pornography issues

2018-11-20T04:29:17-05:00

Tumblr says that child pornography was the reason for its app's sudden disappearance from the iOS App Store. The app has been missing from the store since November 16th, but until now the reason for its absence was unclear - initially Tumblr simply said it was "working to resolve the issue with the iOS app." However, after Download.com approached Tumblr with sources claiming that the reason was related to the discovery of child pornography on the service, the Yahoo-owned social media network issued a new statement confirming the matter.

In its updated statement, Tumblr said that while every image uploaded to the platform is "scanned against …

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Tumblr is missing from Apple’s App Store

2018-11-17T16:00:05-05:00

Tumblr's iOS app is missing from Apple's App Store. Tumblr says that it is "working to resolve an issue with the iOS app," but it's not clear if the app is missing from the store because it was removed by Apple, or by Tumblr itself.

Earlier this week, users reported that there were issues with searching in the iOS app while Safe Mode was off. According to PiunikaWeb, Users who deleted the app in an attempt to reinstall it discovered that it was now missing from the App Store, although some users reported that they could re-download the app by going to their purchases page. As of this afternoon, Tumblr noted that it was "still working on the …

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