Tumblr bans nsfw content on dec 17 and some users are ticked off about it

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...ult-content-site-beginning-dec-17/2193156002/

seems some are upset about the site changing their policy.

 

It does raise wider questions about the power Apple and Google have over censorship however (by censorship I mean of lawful adult content, not unlawful material as featured in the news articles). Now we're heading towards those grey areas of artistic expression. Where does art end and porn begin? And do we want Apple and Google for the most part defining this (because they in turn, will create the rules Tumblr must follow)?

 

But instead of taking care of the actual problem, there is now a rampant issue of artists getting their completely safe-for-work art flagged as explicit and getting banned from search. It hurts their reach and subsequently their income, which is what everyone is upset about.
This isn't even including (lawful) NSFW artists which built their following on the platform. It's no longer about "muh pornz!" and is becoming about killing small businesses.

Though I see from all sides the reasoning, I think their methods are downright stupid.

 

December 18th: Tumblr files for bankruptcy protection.

 

The problem is, define porn.

What is porn to some is art to another. Example: Michaelanglo’s David. We typically consider that art but some could consider it porn simply because of the frontal view of a nude male.

 

Tumblr was purchased by Yahoo, which is part of a media conglomerate Oath, which is owned by Verizon.

Tumblr is finally growing up. To be honest, whether or not you enjoy or participate in adult content, it's surprising that adult content was allowed to exist for such a long time as a major social media network. Facebook YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram have long disallowed adult content on their platforms. It's difficult to justify to advertisers thay they should spend their ad dollars with you when their family-friendly ad is literally displayed in between lifted legs.

More broadly though, the issue isn't and shouldnt be over porn itself. The root of the issue was spambots who posted child porn, which got through their programmatic filters so the app was removed from the Apple store (and rightfully so). I think that's a huge challenge for sites at the scale of Tumblr: how do you effectively moderate your userbase at scale? How do you do so efficiently by using a combination of human and automated reviews?

I think this also speaks to large issues surrounding all of the social media sites about malevolent actors who are intentionally tageting civic and societal institutions to spread everything from disinformation to childporn.

Most experienced admins know first-hand what a spam attack looks like. It's horrible, it takes over your board, and you need to shut everything down while you clean up. Then imagine the spambots are posting child porn to your platform - how horrifying would that be?

 

... which will basically translate to "The End of Tumblr"
I mean ... NO porn...? "Then, what's the f***ing point???" is what I think a lot of users (including myself) will be asking as they uninstall the Tumblr app.
Oh well... It was good while it lasted

J.

 

RIP Tumblr.

 

So David is going to be a NO, No,No ?!