Tumblr refugees trying to save its NSFW content

Post by mindslight » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 10:24 PM UTC

makomk wrote: post #27

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #15

The issue they are going to run into is that they are automatically going to be labeled a porn site. As such they will automatically lose the top tier of advertisers and payment processors. In addition, because they are new and probably won’t have the filtering systems in place, very offensive content including cp will likely get posted. This will further make them a pariah to the main stream internet with app stores…

Tumblr was pretty terrible at handling CP reports. Like, I reported someone who posted sexually explicit photos supposedly of themself whilst admitting they were underage, and it took two months for Tumblr to send a form message saying they were looking into it and might or might not do something.

Post by trm42 » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 11:06 PM UTC

anticensor wrote: post #24

They should name the new platform Relbmut (inverse of Tumbler).

Post by PhasmaFelis » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 11:12 PM UTC

buboard wrote: post #13

gnicholas wrote: post #8

It's interesting to see Tumblr described in many articles/forums as primarily for pornography. Tumblr has been the biggest user acquisition channel (and a free one, at that) for my startup, which has nothing to do with pornography. We've gained tens of thousands of users in a few days from a single user post, and several user posts have accumulated 50,000+ notes. This is all thanks to the strong accessibility groups…

Yeah , but how do you think these users got into tumblr in the first place?

Post by drannex » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 11:39 PM UTC

bobcostas55 wrote: post #40

lobotryas wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Via subreddit rules. If you link your work and then say “I made this” you get criticized for self promotion. You almost always need a 3rd party to introduce your work.

The rules are actually global, not subreddit based. If more than 10% of your posts are OC you can be banned. >You should submit from a variety of sources (a general rule of thumb is that 10% or less of your posting and conversation should link to your own content), talk to people in the comments (and not just on your own links), and generally be a good member of the community.

Post by lostmyoldone » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 11:58 PM UTC

Animats wrote: post #36

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #15

The issue they are going to run into is that they are automatically going to be labeled a porn site. As such they will automatically lose the top tier of advertisers and payment processors. In addition, because they are new and probably won’t have the filtering systems in place, very offensive content including cp will likely get posted. This will further make them a pariah to the main stream internet with app stores…

That seems to be what's happening - a hard division between no-sex sites and porn sites, with nothing in between. Apple and Google seem to be driving this, with their no-sex policies. Verizon, having acquired Tumblr, had a problem. Their own "Verizon Smart Family"[1] censoring system would now be blocking their own site. [1] https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/verizon-smart-family...