Sara

reblogging the golden potato

hoping it will work

I had an anon come into my inbox yesterday and admit to me that they are thirteen years old but that they lie about their age and say they're 24 so that they can interact with adult blogs. They then proceeded to tell me that they have interacted sexually with adults on tumblr who are unaware of their actual age and that they will use it as ammunition and blackmail those people if anyone ever tries to kick them off tumblr for being a minor??

I debated whether I should even make this post or not, because I don't know who the person is, and I can't even be sure that it wasn't just someone trolling? I have no idea. But I just wanted everyone to be aware and be careful. I know a lot of us have close friends on here and people we love and care about, but you don't actually know who you're interacting with or what their intentions are.

I am deeply disturbed that anyone would ever do this. Please understand that if you are a minor on this app, it's okay to be here! You can write and read whatever you want. However, it is highly inappropriate to be lying about whether you're an adult or a minor, and the distinction is important for everybody's safety.