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“Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr.”

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Re: “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr.”

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Post by LeeCyriaca »

there are a lot of jokes being made along the lines of "there goes their userbase" but for me personally this is a huge loss.

especially for those of us who have certain kinks, Tumblr to this day has been the only place to ever exist where women could safely express their sexuality.

it allowed us to meet like-minded people, it allowed us to break the taboo and it ended the isolation that many of us felt.

Tumblrs main asset has always been it's community,and I'm deathly afraid this new policy will take all of this away

Re: “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr.”

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Post by berbec »

happytoexplain wrote: post #20
berbec wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West?" If you are talking about the USA, the answer is a definate Maybe. And even if you get convicted, it may get overturned. See [1] because there are conflicting court cases, partially overturned laws. It's a mess. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_drawn_pornogra...

I was vaguely aware of some grey area in the US, but not of clear cut illegality in "most of the West". Still, even in my vague awareness, I thought this was less muddled in the US than it apparently is.

The whole us view on pornography is crazy. For crying out loud, this was said in a Supreme court case by a justice: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_it_when_I_see_it

Re: “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr.”

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Post by wan23 »

dyeje wrote: post #10

The phrase "female-presenting nipples" opens up so much room for interpretation and discussion, doesn't seem like a great choice for trying to make your policy less ambiguous.

It's basically "if it looks like boobs, you can't post it". But phrased a bit more delicately.

Re: “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr.”

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Post by nailer »

happytoexplain wrote: post #20
berbec wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West?" If you are talking about the USA, the answer is a definate Maybe. And even if you get convicted, it may get overturned. See [1] because there are conflicting court cases, partially overturned laws. It's a mess. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_drawn_pornogra...

I was vaguely aware of some grey area in the US, but not of clear cut illegality in "most of the West". Still, even in my vague awareness, I thought this was less muddled in the US than it apparently is.

They're definitely illegal in UK and Oz too (see references in Wikipedia link above)
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