How to keep seeing Smut and other writers content
Back in September 2022, Tumblr introduced a new feature called “Community Labels.” You can read Tumblr’s official post about it HERE.
In theory, it seemed like a great new system to allow more Mature Content to return to Tumblr. It would allow more freedom for creators to post and express themselves however they wanted!
But in practice, the feature, as it is now, is absolutely awful! As soon as a post get a Label slapped on, it’s basically dead. Shadowbanned! Censored! Nonexistent!
The reasoning is because Tumblr made Community Labels a forced feature for everyone, meaning that every single blog on this platform automatically have Mature Content set to “hide.” Posts that have a Mature Label on them won’t show up on the dashboard, on blogs, or in the tags for you.
A lot of people don’t know that this feature exists, and are missing out on a lot of posts from their favorite creators.
If you still want to continue to be able to access, read and support all the smutty fanfictions and posts, you have to go into your settings and set “Mature” and “Sexual Themes” on “show.”
All credit to @thelaundrybitch for making such thorough explanations on how to change settings!
There are loads more help in the #community labels tag with more information about Labels, how they are killing creative outlets for creators, and how to change your settings to be able to view all the Mature Content!
Please reblog and spread around! Since Tumblr won’t do or say anything about writers concerns about the Labelling issue and won’t listen to the changes that we are suggesting, it’s become our job to make people aware of this new feature.
As a bonus! Every Monday from 6AM to 6PM EST, Tumblr opens their ask on their official WIP BLOG page, where you can share your feedback about Tumblr. HERE is my post on the suggestions I’ve put forward to @staff on how Community Labels can be improved. You can, of course, come with your own concerns and don’t need to follow all of mine. I’m hoping more people will take this chance to voice their opinions about the ongoing issue with the Community Labels.
Now with this new feature implemented, it’s another of the many hurdles content creators have to go through every time they post. Right now is the time to show your support to your content creators! Shower them with love and praise! Comment! Reblog! Send asks! Don’t just sit around and do nothing and then get surprised/upset when your favorite creator leaves this platform due to lack of support. Be the support that they need right now!
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