Tumblr Bans Adult Content
Hi Fam!
Welp, today is the day. Tumblr has officially announced their decision to ban adult content from the platform. This includes erotic illustrations and art, and of course porn of all kinds. While there are definite abuses happening on this website, I feel let down by the decision to blanketly ban the content in lieu of working to resolve abuses. The vast majority of folks on this platform are responsible in their engagement with, creation and publication of adult-oriented material, and that should be acknowledged.
For more details, Verge covers it nicely here https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18123752/tumblr-adult-content-porn-ban-date-explicit-changes-why-safe-mode and the official statement can be read here: https://tumblr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/231885248-Sensitive-content Tumblr has become an incredibly supportive, sex-positive community for folks of all kinds. I’m especially thinking about queer and trans folks - and this decision will leave a void in a community that badly needs to connect. I’ve run this blog for over 65,000 followers for close to six years now (in addition to a few spinoff blogs like homofutures.tumblr.com, fuckyeahtomoffinland.tumblr.com, michaelkirwan.tumblr.com, thegymsauna.tumblr.com, though I’m most proud of homofutures.tumblr.com since this is my own work) and will be downloading and archiving these websites to share on another platform or file sharing service. Please reblog to spread the news so that our fellow, responsible adult bloggers and creators can decide what to do with their work and connect as we explore new platforms. To find me, shoot me an email at [email protected]. Of course, this decision means essentially we’re being evicted from the platform. Bye, Tumblr! It’s been real.
