World's Biggest Porn Site Wants to Buy Tumblr Banned Adult Content



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Tumblr banned adult content in December 2018, when it was discovered that 'child pornographic images were included in the uploaded data.' However, if the terms provided by Tumblr were too vague, it would cause user confusion and the number of users would drastically decrease. It is reported that Verizon, a major US communications company that owns such Tumblr, is looking for a sale destination, and Pornhub , the world's largest porn site, is taking over the acquisition of Tumblr.

Pornhub wants to buy Tumblr and restore site to former porn-filled glory | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/pornhub-wants-to-buy-tumblr-and-site-to-former-porn-filled-glory/

Tumblr started to be provided by Davidville in the US in 2007. Davidville later changed his company name to 'Tumblr' and concentrated his work on the management of Tumblr. Tumblr will be acquired by Yahoo! in about $ 1.1 billion in 2013, but in June 2017 Verizon will invest $ 4.48 billion in its entire Yahoo! business, including Tumblr. Acquired at), Tumblr is under the umbrella of Verizon.

Then, in December 2018, Tumblr announced that it would ban all adult content, in the wake of the fact that the iOS app on Tumblr was excluded from the App Store as having been dealing with child pornography.

Tumblr Announces Prohibition Of Adult Content-GIGAZINE



Although Tumblr has gained high popularity as a platform for easy archiving of adult content, it is often confused by vague terms and conditions that prohibit adult content and warned that it is not for adult content. Evolves into a situation where the user of is leaving Tumblr. In just two months, it has been reported that the number of Tumblr user visits has dropped by 150 million, or 30% of the total.

It turns out that the number of user visits to Tumblr has dropped by 150 million, which has completely banned adult content-GIGAZINE



Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that 'Verizon is looking for a buyer for Tumblr to stabilize the media business,' stating that he is trying to sell it within two years of Verizon's purchase. The According to WSJ, the sale of Verizon's Tumblr is 'currently ongoing and may not lead to any trading', 'and it is unknown how much Verizon will receive by selling Tumblr'. It does not seem to be clear about the specific buyer or conditions.

Under the circumstances, the acquisition of Tumblr was handed to Pornhub, the world's second largest video sharing site after YouTube, and also the world's largest pornographic site. The official Twitter account on Pornhub said, 'Tumblr, Pornhub will open you and welcome you. Welcome to our millions of great communities,' and announced its willingness to acquire Tumblr.



'The Tumblr was a safe haven for those who wanted to explore and express their sexual preferences,' said Corey Price, Vice President of Pornhub, interviewing ArsTechnica. The same is true for enthusiastic fans, we have been very disappointed that the adult platform has been removed from the Tumblr platform and that people who are no longer able to enjoy adult content will be away.


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Mr. Price also stated, 'The two brands Pornhub and Tumblr have a positive synergy, and the value of Tumblr will be pulled out by Pornhub. We are very interested in acquiring the Tumblr platform. Someday in the NSFW content, we look forward to seeing Tumblr regain its former glory. '

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