As of 17th December 2018, Tumblr will permanently ban all porn and nudity from their microblog-platform. The ban includes all sexual content and nude pictures, with some exceptions. Their announcement follows just days after Apple has removed the Tumblr app from the iOS App Store, because it was allegedly used to spread child pornography. Still the measure goes far beyond the prevention of child pron. Any nudity is disallowed, the company says.
No more nudity
All photos, videos and animated GIFs that contain genitalia, female nipples and sexual acts (including illustrations) will be banned from Tumblr. The exceptions are classical statues and political protests.Erotica exclusively containing text will be allowed. Also, works of art with nudity ia allowed, as long as it doesn’t depict sexual acts. Breast feeding and pictures of child birth are also OK.
After 17th December, all explicit pictures will be marked, based on some algorithm. The user will be notified by mail, and the picture will be put on ‘private’. This will prevent the picture from being reblogged. The user may lodge an appeal when he thinks an error is made.
Bloggers that have a microblog at Tumblr that contains porn, have the opportunity to export their content until 17th December. Blogs with explicit content do stay on Tumblr, but will be heavily censored for visitors.
Tumblr’s CEO, Jeff D’Onofrio, said that as Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, they have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. “We considered the pros and cons and we came to the conclusion that we want to be a spot where everybody feels safe to express their opinion”, he said. “It comes down to that there are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content,” Tumblr said. “We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.”
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