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1- if your og post has one of the banned tags it won’t show up on the dash

2- if reblogged (while the banned tag is contained in the og post) the reblogs won’t show up either

3- if a reblog contains a banned tag, that reblog won’t show up but doesn’t affect the og post’s visibility

4- if the banned tag is removed from the og post it reinstates the reblogs as well (if they don’t contain banned tags)

Okay so basically (from my understanding) Apple decided that it doesn't want anything that could be considered 'mature' content (one of the reasons for the porn purge too). So they say to tumblr "hey make this more family friendly or we're taking your app off our store" which is really just them saying they can't advertise on apps that have nsfw content and want money. So tumblr, wanting to keep their app on the app store, set up a ban on certain words (you can find that here) But this only affects iOS users, so if you have an Android or you're on a computer browser (besides safari I believe) then the ban doesn't affect you. However anything you post that has one of those words still won't show up for iOS users.

Another good post explaining it here

ALSO in the official update from tumblr (which you can read here) they state

"We understand that, for some of you, these changes may be very frustrating – we understand that frustration and we are sorry for any disruption that these changes may cause. Please know that on the near horizon there will be meaningful developments that will overhaul how you choose to access sensitive content safely on Tumblr – whether visiting us on mobile, mobile web or through our website."

Of course, this could just be them trying to molify us, but it could also mean that they're going to implement a feature where you have to confirm to being over a certain age to see sensitive content.

i’ve been on tumblr since 2012 and became a content creator in 2014/5, so i’ve been here for years and I can confirm that: people barely reblog posts now and it’s becoming an issue. yes content creators make stuff mostly for them, but if we post them it’s so people can see and enjoy it. and this happens when you hit “reblog”

the likes/reblogs ratios is a big disaster. when I first started, the reblogs were like 70% of a post with 30% of likes. now it’s 10% reblogs and 90% likes. likes are good, don’t get me wrong, but they don’t give us visibility.

reblogging = sharing posts to your followers. it’s easy and quick

WHY YOU SHOULD REBLOG

reblogs are important because it motivates people to create stuff and create more

it’s a great way to introduce your followers to a show/an artist/sports. i don’t wanna throw myself flowers but a few of my followers got into motorsport because I was reblogging posts about it (and also creating gifs and edits)

reblogs are a great way to make new friends because your followers/mutuals will see you have stuff in common and it will help to engage a conversation and start a friendship.

content creators spend a lot of time editing and a reblog shows that these hours weren’t lost 

reblogging helps us making our work be seen as tumblr’s tags are sometimes broken and they don’t appear in tags

it encourages people to create more and. i’m posting graphics and reblogs are encouraging me to keep posting them and creating more

top bonus is when you leave nice stuff in the tags. we see them and we love it and we love you

reblog because it’s free and the button exists for a reason

there is many more reasons but i won’t spam you

WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT CONTENT CREATORS

we are nice

we provide stuff for free

we take requests and make stuff you ask for

we share our resources: colorings, writing tips, where to get pictures, where to get fonts, tutorials, links for softwares

because we struggle a lot with tumblr’s tags

because people are sometimes rude to us and send rude asks (ex: writers - to publish their writings sooner)

because our work is being stolen by people claiming it’s theirs

because our work is being reposted on other social medias without asking us and crediting