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Tumblr Porn Vanishes Today
Earlier this month, Tumblr announced that it would be permanently banning adult content from its platform on December 17th. Well, that day has arrived and the social media site is now hiding all posts that are currently flagged as explicit, as well as posts that users are in the process of appealing. This includes media showing sex acts, exposed genitals, and "female-presenting" nipples. The Verge reports: In addition to what's already gone, more adult content is going to be flagged in coming weeks, Tumblr says, and it hopes that the automated tools will be more accurate at picking out what counts as explicit. In a blog post that went up today, Tumblr apologized to users: "We are sorry that this has not been an easy transition and we know we can do a better job of explaining what we're doing." It said the change would be a slow process that involves "flagging tens of billions of GIFs, videos, and photos."
Many users also criticized Tumblr's decision to consider "female-presenting nipples" as explicit, while male-presenting nipples were still okay. Some pointed out that in the case of non-binary, genderfluid, or trans individuals, it would be confusing where the line would be drawn on whose nipples would be considered explicit. In its blog post today, Tumblr has added the caveat, "yeah, we know you hate this term," but maintained the language and distinction. "We understand and agree that there have been too many wrongfully flagged posts since we announced the policy change," says Tumblr. But if users don't appeal their posts, then they're out of luck. That could also be a problem for popular older accounts, which may not have anyone monitoring them to appeal the overly aggressive moderation. Flagged content will be hidden, but not deleted, Tumblr emphasized. That will allow posts to be appealed even after they're removed from public view. On a more positive note, Tumblr says that "all appeals will be sent to a real, live human who can make the appropriate call."
Many users also criticized Tumblr's decision to consider "female-presenting nipples" as explicit, while male-presenting nipples were still okay. Some pointed out that in the case of non-binary, genderfluid, or trans individuals, it would be confusing where the line would be drawn on whose nipples would be considered explicit. In its blog post today, Tumblr has added the caveat, "yeah, we know you hate this term," but maintained the language and distinction. "We understand and agree that there have been too many wrongfully flagged posts since we announced the policy change," says Tumblr. But if users don't appeal their posts, then they're out of luck. That could also be a problem for popular older accounts, which may not have anyone monitoring them to appeal the overly aggressive moderation. Flagged content will be hidden, but not deleted, Tumblr emphasized. That will allow posts to be appealed even after they're removed from public view. On a more positive note, Tumblr says that "all appeals will be sent to a real, live human who can make the appropriate call."
But I like "female-presenting" nipples
I've been downloading 24x7 since they made the announcement.
There are many reasons I am embarrassed to be a citizen of the US, but prevalent attitudes toward stuff like sex in the US are near the top of the list.
If only the idiots who have such Puritanical attitudes would abstain from all sex, so their genes would disappear from the gene pool.
...unless you're into baby shit in which case it's banned.
Did it have any other uses than porn?
Know ... your ... audience ....
is also banning burqa pictures that show excessive eyes, or any ankles. /s
They're "Only" tossing 26% of their content, what could possible go wrong? /s
This decision by Tumblr is lazy, cowardly, and short-sighted. All attempts to place a blanket prohibition on sexual material, whether in books, magazines, films, or digital media have always been doomed to eventually bite the hands that place the prohibition.
Problems include:
- Defining sexual content, like "obscenity", risks a descent into ridiculous nitpickery. "I know it when I see it" is not an objective measure.
- Considering exaggerated violence more acceptable than sexuality is a peculiarly American disease. Both here and in the many places where I see it elsewhere in the world, it seems descended from religious dogma. I am sick to death of people forcing their beliefs on others. I believe it's far more healthy to "make love, not war" and I don't believe in suppressing this belief to just go along with the cultural norms of the week
- "Kids shouldn't have access to this" is not an unreasonable position, especially if the kids being referred to are one's own. So I'm not against the use of parental filters, but of course they will be circumvented easily enough when the kids get interested enough in seeing the alluringly forbidden material, whatever it is.
Enough. I'm just preaching out of frustration born of decades of sliding down the slippery slope toward institutionally promulgated "morailty", and the steadily increasing tyranny of the majority.
This includes media showing ... "female-presenting" nipples.
Hey Tumblr - did you just assume the gender of EVERY NIPPLE ON TUMBLR????
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
I don't even know/care what tumblr is. Guess I missed out on juicy pr0n
Let's be honest here, what is left now? I'm dead serious. Is there any other use?
For personal family pics, there's sites with better organization, for "hey look at this shit" there's snapchat, what function does tumblr serve now anymore?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
I don't even know what tumblr is, some picture sharing site or some nonsense like that ?
.. perhaps slightly offtopic... why do these companies allow SJW to run/ruin their businesses ? I've been hearing similar stuff all the time in the past 4-5 years.
But
Why so hard to say, fuck off ?
It would appear that most people are actually sane, so why try to please these fascist lunatics that want to dictate ?
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I websurfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious website
of 'hot chicks galore',
While through the net I went boring,
suddenly there came a warning,
And my heart was filled with mourning,
mourning for my dear amour.
"'Tis not possible," I muttered,
"give me back my cheap hardcore!"
Quoth the server, "404".