The anime world~

Recently, Tumblr was removed from the Apple app store due to an incident involving child pornography. This incident is incredibly unfortunate, but it doesn’t stand alone. Tumblr was also removed from the app store due to the large influx of porn bots and pornographic spam, users claiming to be proud to be pedophiles, blatant Nazism, racists who are not deleted for sending hate and harassing users, and more. I myself reported someone for harassing me, but because I had blocked the person and couldn’t access the messages where they harassed me, they were still able to send me anonymous asks. Your support staff, with back doors to the website (presumably), claimed they could not access the messages, and I was left SOL. Many features on this website do nothing to actually protect your users from harassment, racism, homophobia, transphobia, Nazis, pedophiles, predators, porn bots, and more. 

You claim in your statement to us that you “have been working on these problems for a long time”. This is blatantly untrue. Please do not lie to us and patronize us. We’ve been here. We’ve seen you do nothing over, and over, and over again. 

We complained to you for months and months about the rampant porn bots, and you did nothing except add a report button on mobile which only reported sensitive content or spam at best. You could have addressed this problem with an effective algorithm, but you did not. We complained to you about being harassed and sent hate speech for being LGBT+, and you did nothing. We complained to you about blogs being randomly deleted, and sometimes you’ve restored them, other times you have not. We complained to you that there were people proudly claiming to be “Minor Attracted Persons”, or pedophiles, and you did nothing. We complained to you about people proudly claiming to be white supremacists, and you did nothing. All of these things are “against the community guidelines”, and yet over and over, you have not found effective ways to handle these problems or suppress the feeling of welcome that these users claim to get here. You have had a long time to work on these problems, but you haven’t addressed them. To say you have is untrue. 

 Multiple other social networking websites, such as Wordpress, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and others have effectively dealt with rampant pornography, racism, pedophilia, and other problems without causing massive issues for their users who are not misusing the platform. They are continuing to find new, effective ways to deal with these issues without causing problems for their userbase as a whole.  There is no reason that you are unable to do this effectively other than that you wanted to do it quickly. You have once again chosen your stock holders over your users. And we have had enough. 

You have already started to ban “Adult” content with a new algorithm. Here are screenshots of just a fraction of the posts you have flagged as containing adult content:

Your new system of simply tackling everything at once is not working. At all. And each of these screenshots is proof of your utter incompetence. None of these posts contain pornographic acts, “female nipples”, or any community violation of any kind. 

We, the users, have been asking you for months to deal with these problems - particularly, the porn bots and bots that spam. In order to block a bot from a side blog, I have to do it manually, even though they are in my side blog’s feed. This is a huge issue for mobile - only users. They keep cropping up in droves, taking over our posts and tricking google into making it look like a legitimate blog linked to a pornographic website. We have complained to you for months and months now, and your solution to simply “ban all adult content” is ineffective. I agree that children should not be able to access pornography - but this is not how you tackle a porn bot problem. Your system is utterly useless, allows for racists, pedophiles, porn bots, and Nazis to remain untouched. It also harms sex workers and real people who may use this website for some forms of adult content responsibly. Moreover, as seen above, it harms plenty of users who have in no way violated your terms of service.

 If you keep this up, you threaten your website and company as a whole. Many of us are backing up our blogs and planning places to go to. 

You already have a content filter for “sensitive” content (content inappropriate for younger viewers). You could have improved this, instead of attacking your entire user base. It seems to be a very lazy “solution”, if you could call it one at all, and one that harms your entire userbase.

If you are going to keep this filter in place and make Tumblr, a website that has never been known for being family friendly and has never claimed to be, you are going to lose millions of your users. We are already planning our exodus. It isn’t hard to follow. Censor us, and we will go somewhere else. That is not a threat. It is a promise. 

Sincerely, 

The users of your website. 

Guys. Article 13 just got passed.

Article 13 just got passed.

Article 13 just got passed!!!!

Article 13 just got passed.

Article 13 just got passed.

Article 13 just got passed!

Article 13 just got passed.

Article 13 just got passed.

I don’t know if I’ve said it enough. So…

ARTICLE 13 JUST GOT PASSED!!!!

I have been on tumblr all morning and haven’t seen one post about it yet! I don’t understand how!

ARTICLE 13 JUST GOT PASSED!!!!

It was a 438 to 226 fucking landslide vote too. (https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17849868/eu-internet-copyright-reform-article-11-13-approved)

They’re voting on it one last time in January 2019, but that’s barely any time to change anything!!!!

You still have time to call your MEPs so PLEASE!!! Do so.

If you’re outside of the EU, sign this petition: https://www.change.org/p/axel-voss-save-the-internet-reject-article-13-and-11?recruiter=839558037&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

If you don’t know what this means, it’s basically then end of how the internet currently is in Europe. Memes? Nope. Youtubers? Bye!

You’d need a license for everything!!!!

And my fellow Americans my be all like, well, what’s the big deal for us? It’s a Europe deal.

No, because the Youtubers there that you love so much? This effects them too! I’m freaking out because Jack, the person who helps my depression go away, may no longer be able to do what he does!

Guys, we need to stop this somehow. Please.

Call your MEPs. Sign petitions. Protest (Peacefully please. Don’t get hurt).

I’m sorry for tagging you guys if you don’t want to be or already know, I just want as many people to know as possible!

I can’t tag everyone, but if you see this, please reblog it. Spread the news. Sign the petition. Call your MEPs. Do what you can to help stop this from passing in January.

I’m American. I live right in the southwest and let me tell you, it’s hell over here right now, but it will become a lot worse if Article 13 is passed. 

You’ve probably heard about Article 13, and if you haven’t, go watch this video right now. Whatever you’re doing can wait for sixteen minutes and two seconds, because a second-long vote could destroy everything online.

Whether you’re from Europe or not, this law could affect you, so you should care Article 13 because it is going to destroy the online lives that you have built. No more posting memes, no more remixes, and no more YouTubers from anywhere. 

Jacksepticeye will no longer be able to upload. 

Markiplier will no longer be able to upload. 

MatPat won’t.

Thomas Sanders.

Dan and Phil.

How to Basic. 

All of your favorite content creators are at risk of losing their jobs because people want stricter laws on copyright, which will support the larger media companies but kill smaller creators. And because of this, we may lose everything online. 

So spread the word! Reblog this, reblog other people’s posts, find petitions, write your own posts! If you’re in Europe, contact your MEP’s and get them to understand how it will affect the people who use the internet. 

Please. 

First day of life up until 6th grade 

Jumped all the way to Freshman year of High School

Then I cut my hair Junior year, why did I do that

Slowly it started growing back and then….

I finally felt comfortable to express myself (the picture on the left was my debut)

At this point in my transition I am 6 months into HRT

A year on HRT

2 years since my coming out 

2 years on hrt

2.3 years on hrt

At this point I am 3 years into my Hormone Replacement Therapy. I’m thriving. 

These pictures were taken days apart and I am 3 and a half years into my medical transition (The picture on the right was also posted by Instagram on all their major social media handles attached with an interview I did with them for International Women’s Month)

During this time I was 4 years into HRT. Clearly living for it.

Friends:

It’s time for Detroit: Become Wizard

- come here, you muggle bastard!.. 

- i saw cat similar to him few days ago……

OH BOY. HERE WE GO.

here are some of my personal favorites atm. i’d recommend many more, but i think this is good enough for now lmao. enjoy!!

If I Could Take The Fire Out From The Wire by trashcangimmick (college au, teacher-student relationship, nsfw, fluff, multi-chapter, complete)

connor is the new TA for professor anderson. 10/10!!!!! connor and hank are so in character. his awkward crush on hank is adorable, the slow build had me dying, and the ending was great!! i really loved how they delved into connor’s deviancy and showed his cute little quirks aka how his behaviors are more…android than most androids. it personally made the story more authentic to me. hank is bisexual in this one!! discussing the study of human and android nature while falling in love is what i call a quality fic.

Baby, You’re A Mess (But That’s Just Fine To Me) by ProneToRelapse (established relationship, nsfw, oneshot)

10/10. absolutely love their relationship portrayal and banter in this one!! very fun and sexy. hank trying to be romantic is always a plus in my book. they’re both, as the title suggests, a mess by the end of this fic lmao.

Anatomy by phasespace (ptsd, angst and fluff, oneshot)

a heartfelt and emotional oneshot where the theme is parts of the body. lovely romance that gives your stomach the lil butterflies. there are some ptsd flashbacks and other stuff, hence the angst. there’s something really personal in connor and hank just going through life and trying together, depending on each other and mutually pining. connor’s snark in this fic is so cute as well!!

Electric Indigo by taranoire (established relationship, graphic depictions of violence, nsfw, drama, multi-chapter, ongoing)

amazing!! hank and connor deal with the casualties after the revolution, connor’s newfound deviancy, and get drawn into a dangerous serial killer case. this is still ongoing but every chapter has me on the edge of my seat. the plot is so interesting and the characters are written wonderfully. i definitely recommend reading this fic.

linguistics, semantics by pseudoanalytics (nsfw, fluff, series, complete)

somehow more fluffy than actual fluff fics even with nsfw. hank and connor navigate through their sex life and all the interesting things that come with it as human and android. the romance is nice, and i especially enjoyed how they focused a lot on connor’s inner mechanisms/previous programming and how he deals with it when doing things he wasn’t exactly “designed” to do. involves wireplay at some point.

Ship to Wreck by InkStainsOnMyHands (trans male connor, pining, nsfw, oneshot)

cole is alive au? check. connor is an IT for the police department and happens to have a huge crush on the lieutenant who works there? check. hank and connor dancing around each other? check. making excuses to spend time together? check.

Open up your heart by virosodi (established relationship, domestic fluff)

PRECIOUS. connor sings to plants and slow dances with hank. it’s too early in the morning for hank to be a melting puddle of goo, but it happens anyway.

You Are The Bluest Light by Kasasagi (hurt/comfort, nsfw, multi-chapter, ongoing)

connor is a sex android given anonymously to hank as a prank for his birthday. obviously, hank is angry and has no idea what to do about it. things get complicated. VERY amusing, and the slow build is A+. it’s an interesting au, loving it so far!

oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness, and you fill my head with you by RainbowRandomness (pining, angst, hurt/comfort, near-death, oneshot)

connor has hanahaki disease. this fic is very emotional and raw with a great ending. you can feel connor’s suffering, and hank’s reactions to the situation are awesome!!

in other words by foreverautumn (fluff, oneshot)

CONNOR BUYS HANK FLOWERS BECAUSE IT’S DIFFICULT TO EMOTION. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH. 10/10 FLUFF AND EMBARRASSMENT.

Like A Livewire by ProneToRelapse (established relationship, nsfw)

connor literally gets electrocuted by a fence during a chase. he’s temporarily mute and hank takes care of him, among other things. this one involves wireplay.

Artificial Mind Palace by TheSwindler (angst with a happy ending, oneshot)

connor contracts a virus that simulates schizophrenia, and begins to have very vivid dreams. he starts writing in secret in an effort to cope. very poetic and haunting. i love the way this was written!!

for how long can you look at a painting by ophin (fluff, existentialism, oneshot)

connor is in the process of trying to understand what it is to like things and be his own person. hank is a softie who tries to help in his own ways but it turns out connor likes hank the most. very cute!!

A Rush Of Snow by MilkTeaMiku (ptsd, protective hank, hurt/comfort, oneshot)

connor has a ptsd episode when a snow storm kicks in and it brings him back to when amanda gained control over him in his mind palace right after the revolution. hank helps him through it.

Scratch by L1av (graphic depictions of violence, nsfw, protective hank, angst, bdsm, hurt/comfort, self-harm, ongoing, multi-chapter)

hank and connor are investigating a new virus/drug that is killing androids in large numbers. connor gets infected and finds out the reason why androids want it so badly is because they can feel. this is an intense, dark fic! the plot is good, and their relationship throughout is well-written. definitely recommend it if you’re up for these themes.

A Matter of Trust by gottageekout (hurt/comfort, established relationship, oneshot)

connor is interested in getting an upgrade to eat and drink, but that would mean going back to cyber life. the fear of losing control again leads him to ask hank to come with him. great writing!! hank is a good boyfriend ok.

Show Me Going by ProneToRelapse (established relationship, angst, drama, oneshot)

connor responds to an active hostage situation alone and hank, on lockdown, loses his shit while waiting for news on connor. very emotional, cute ending!!

show me the real you (I won’t look away) by Imiaslavie (protective hank, established relationship, fluff, oneshot)

connor is upset after a bad experience at work, and thinks hank finds him unattractive and weird without his skin. hank ain’t having that shit and proves him wrong ten times over. this fic is so precious pls read it.

Detroit: Become an Owner by RayOfRandoms (fluff, oneshot)