Tumblr announces ban on adult content


Tumblr of mini blog announced that it will completely prohibit the posting of adult content regardless of the user's age from December 17, 2018.

Adult content - Help Center
https://tumblr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/231885248-Adult-content



Tumblr announced a ban on adult content and now the adults are making memes
https://mashable.com/article/tumblr-bans-porn-meme-reactions/

Speaking of Tumblr, it was clear that the special application was deleted from the App Store at the end of November 2018. The reason for this was that child pornographic images were included in the data uploaded on Tumblr.

Tumblr application disappeared from the App Store proved child porn content was missing - GIGAZINE



After that, Tumblr announced on December 4, 2018 to completely eliminate adult content from the platform. The adult content on Tumblr is completely prohibited from December 17, 2018, according to Tumblr the definition of adult content is "a picture, a movie, a GIF, an illustration of a human genitalia and a female nipple, It includes content such as photos, movies, GIFs and illustrations including sex acts ".

Even after adult content is banned, health related content such as "breastfeeding", "birth moment", "surgery after mastectomy", "sex change operation", etc. are not distinguished from adult content, and on Tumblr It will continue to be available in. In addition, nude related to voice of political news and news, nudity and sentences included in art such as sculpture and illustration can also be freely posted on Tumblr.

As for existing adult contents, it seems that it notifies to the user by e-mail, and changes the posted contents to private content which only poster can view. If you believe that your content is adult content but "not adult content", you can file a dispute.

If you want to know more about 'contents not allowed on Tumblr' including adult content, check community guidelines is OK.

Tumblr - Community Guidelines
https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/community

In addition, many of Tumblr users do not seem to be favorably watching the prohibition of adult content, and complaints are being exploited on Twitter.

"When I logged in to Tumblr it was such a state."


"Tumblr after December 17th"


"Tumblr (left) VS at the time adult content was permitted VS Tumblr (right) forbidden adult content since December 17"


"Tumblr banned pornography, after which only about three accounts remained"


Actor Billy Eitner also tweets "Tumblr reconsider!"

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