Tumblr’s new policy relating to adult content

[Beancounter]

It’s my understanding that effective December 17, 2018 the Tumblr app will delete all sexual adult content. I’d be interested in Forum members input. Will another site come along and fill the void? Will all the links in the Gallery forum here be null and void? I’ll miss viewing the adult Tumblr content.

[+ GregM]

Some Tumblr posters are moving to Twitter. Poke around there and you might find what your looking for.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[+ WilliamM]

One Tumblr site has posted a detailed rescue plan. My guess: Other sites have, or will, decide on a plan as well.

[Rod Hagen]

Most of the 67 Adult Tumblrs I follow seem to have no plan. It's very frustrating. There were two WaPo op eds and one NYTIMES Oped speaking to how bad of a decision this was.

[rvwnsd]

Most of the 67 Adult Tumblrs I follow seem to have no plan. It's very frustrating. There were two WaPo op eds and one NYTIMES Oped speaking to how bad of a decision this was.

I agree with NYT and WaPo. Something else will come along.

[+ José Soplanucas]

I had noticed the last couple of weeks an increase of other blogs from Wordpress following my blog. Then, I found this:

 

https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-tumblr/

 

Perhaps Wordpress will be the next Tumblr-like platform?

[rvwnsd]

It appears Tumblr was reacting to the iTunes Store dropping their app from the App Store. IMO, they could have blocked adult content on the app and allowed it on the website. Also,IMO, the app stinks. It kept displaying tumblrs in my feed that I didn’t subscribe to.

[BluDay]

I will miss adult Tumblr, and I agree with @rvwnsd, just like Reddit, Tumblr could have omitted adult content from it's app and kept going. I've seen a number of posters moveing to bdsmlr.com, which has been struggling under the strain of many new users. https://sharesome.com is also getting some attention. I made an account there, but haven't found how to subscribe to posts like I did at Tumblr. Some are heading to wordpress as well.

[RadioRob]

I deleted my Tumblr account the day it was announced. It’s 100 percent of no use to me now. I did not want them to keep the account around for years to eventually end up in another data breach.

[rvwnsd]

I deleted my Tumblr account the day it was announced. It’s 100 percent of no use to me now. I did not want them to keep the account around for years to eventually end up in another data breach.

I did the same.

[+ ArVaGuy]

It’s only a matter of time before Twitter bans adult content or severely restricts posting. I only follow a few escorts on Twitter and likely won’t follow any former Tumblr blogs. I don’t want my Twitter timeline flooded with adult content since it’s a primary news source for me.

[rvwnsd]

It’s only a matter of time before Twitter bans adult content or severely restricts posting. I only follow a few escorts on Twitter and likely won’t follow any former Tumblr blogs. I don’t want my Twitter timeline flooded with adult content since it’s a primary news source for me.

You could do what I did - create an adult-content Twitter account.

[jawjateck]

I deleted my Tumblr account the day it was announced. It’s 100 percent of no use to me now. I did not want them to keep the account around for years to eventually end up in another data breach.

 

Alot of folks seem to be taking the same action. I noticed the number of followers has gone down significantly since the announcement. Oh well, it's a good thing I stopped blogging months ago; it would all be lost anyway. I deleted some pictures to clean it up, maybe the tips for clients page will survive. Newbies seemed to like that info. But if they kill it, so be it. I'm not going to re-create that content again.

[+ José Soplanucas]

You do not have to recreate it, you just transfer it with a few clicks. It would be a shame not to save your blog, even if you are not willing to keep working on it.

[+ ArVaGuy]

You could do what I did - create an adult-content Twitter account.

 

True. However, I firmly believe that Twitter will severely restrict or outright ban adult content at some point. The migration of former Tumblr blogs to Twitter may accelerate an inevitably.

 

I’m looking at BDSMlr and Cumlr as alternative options right now.

[Rod Hagen]

I agree with NYT and WaPo. Something else will come along.

 

I have no confidence this will happen. Nothing remotely as useful filled the gap when equally stupid rationals killed our categories in Craigslist and Backpage.

[+ José Soplanucas]

Now also JustFor.Fans is also trying to prey on Tumblr bloggers. I hope this link works if you do not have an account:

 

https://justfor.fans/shows/JFFHowTo&Episode=1215ab0b7ba38e1109d3d1ca67d61011

 

If it does not work for you, it is a video on how to transfer your Tumblr blog to them.

[rvwnsd]

I have no confidence this will happen. Nothing remotely as useful filled the gap when equally stupid rationals killed our categories in Craigslist and Backpage.

It already is happening. See below for but one example.

Now also JustFor.Fans is also trying to prey on Tumblr bloggers. I hope this link works if you do not have an account:

 

https://justfor.fans/shows/JFFHowTo&Episode=1215ab0b7ba38e1109d3d1ca67d61011

 

If it does not work for you, it is a video on how to transfer your Tumblr blog to them.

Interesting and not at all surprising.

[+ quoththeraven]

It appears Tumblr was reacting to the iTunes Store dropping their app from the App Store. IMO, they could have blocked adult content on the app and allowed it on the website. Also,IMO, the app stinks. It kept displaying tumblrs in my feed that I didn’t subscribe to.

The content that led to the Apple Store dropping them was child porn that didn't belong there in the first place, not adult porn. I suspect FOSTA/SESTA was a secondary consideration.

 

I haven't used Tumblr in years because their Kindle Fire app was outdated and worked poorly if at all. I kept getting messages bugging me to update it but what was available from Amazon wasn't any newer. I don't know if that was a Tumblr problem or an Amazon problem and I didn't care to try to find out.

[+ VictorPowers]

Most of the 67 Adult Tumblrs I follow seem to have no plan. It's very frustrating. There were two WaPo op eds and one NYTIMES Oped speaking to how bad of a decision this was.

I exclusively used Tumblr for my porn needs. It was a great platform for finding specific fetishes and such! It’s too bad it’ll be removed in a few days.

[+ José Soplanucas]

If you were blogging in Tumblr and now are looking for a new platform for your needs, you may find useful reading the last post in my blog.

[+ José Soplanucas]

If you were blogging in Tumblr and now are looking for a new platform for your needs, you may find useful reading the last post in my blog.

[+ quoththeraven]

Article from The Stranger about the changes at Tumblr. The author also points a finger at SESTA/ FOSTA.

 

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/12/17/37154956/the-death-of-tumblr-is-coming

[+ azdr0710]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wboxD0ce-w

[+ José Soplanucas]

She

Article from The Stranger about the changes at Tumblr. The author also points a finger at SESTA/ FOSTA.

 

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/12/17/37154956/the-death-of-tumblr-is-coming

She seems to be my pussy twin soul.