Please don’t fucking log off tumblr on the 17th as a protest. All that’s going to do is give tumblr more reason to shut this place down because of revenue loss.
Please don’t fucking log off tumblr on the 17th as a protest. All that’s going to do is give tumblr more reason to shut this place down because of revenue loss.
This is blatantly untrue
Companies do not experience one day of revenue loss and pull the plug, destroying years of work and firing dozens if not hundreds of employees.
Companies which experience loss in revenue and consumer interest make investments and changes in order to regain their users/customers. That’s why organized protests and boycotts WORK. Tumblr will NOT go down after one bad day or week, but they might be willing to listen to its userbase if we put up an organized protest. (If you don’t believe me, think about how long sites like MySpace and Google+ hang around with fractions of their previous user base, often for years.)
Yahoo paid over one billion dollars for Tumblr, and the website will not go offline because of a one-day event, so in conclusion,
DO log off on December 17th to show Tumblr that you disapprove of its recent content ban and clumsy execution of censorship.
Please reblog this version of the post to stop the spread of misinformation.
STRINGS Violin – Are you a perfectionist? Viola – What makes you different? Cello – Favourite place to be? Double Bass – How do you like to relax? Acoustic Guitar – What instruments do you play? Electric Guitar – Do you experience synesthesia? Electric Bass – What do you want to study? Electric Cello – Favourite composer? Electric Violin – Have you ever been in a musical/play? Harp – Favourite piece you’ve played? Ukulele – Are you a good performer? Sitar – Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Balalaika – Do you enjoy playing sports? Mandolin – Who inspires you?
WOODWINDS Piccolo – Describe your personality Flute – Have you ever gone overseas? Oboe – Favourite kind of weather? Cor Anglais – Introvert, ambivert, or extrovert? Clarinet – How much time do you spend online? Bass Clarinet – Favourite item of clothing? Bassoon – Do you enjoy online shopping? Contrabassoon – Are you brave? Bass Flute – Can you dance? Soprano Saxophone – How many times have you broken a bone? Alto Saxophone – Have you ever pulled an all nighter? Tenor Saxophone – Favourite film? Baritone Saxophone – Describe your dream bedroom
BRASS French Horn – Where are you from? Mellophone – Favourite musical? Trumpet – What makes you happy? Slide Trumpet – Do you like being outdoors? Cornet – Favourite genre of music? Flugelhorn – How do you feel about your past? Bugle – Would you ever join the army? Trombone – Describe your dream meal Valve Trombone – Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? Bass Trombone – Are you reliable? Tenor Horn – What do you aspire to be? Baritone Horn – Do you have perfect pitch? Euphonium – Favourite food? Sousaphone – Who is your hero? Tuba – How/Why did you join Tumblr?
OTHER AEROPHONES Melodica – Do people consider you annoying? Harmonica – What makes you laugh? Accordion – Favourite Tumblr blog? Air Horn – Are you good with kids? Ocarina – Do you know how to do CPR?
Whistle – Favourite smell?
Slide Whistle – What TV shows have you binge-watched? Didgeridoo – Tell a funny story!
Recorder – How well did you do in school?
PERCUSSION Xylophone – Do you like classical music? Marimba – What’s your ringtone? Glockenspiel – Are you talkative? Bongos – Can you jumpstart a car? Wood Block – Describe your dream house Snare Drum – Favourite colour? Bass Drum – Would you want to be able to read minds? Timpani – Do you enjoy meeting new people? Gong – Are you a loud or soft person? Triangle – Could you imagine being the President/Prime Minister? Steel Drum – Favourite season?
In response to the NSFW ban being enacted by Tumblr Staff, on December 17th 2018 I propose that we all log off of our Tumblr accounts for 24 hours.
The lack of respect and communication between staff and users is stark. Users have been begging staff to delete the porn bot outbreak, which has plagued the website for well over a year. The porn bots oftentimes send people asks and messages, trying to get them to go to a website full of viruses. They also spam advertisements on others posts.
Users have also begged that Tumblr ban neo-nazis, child porn, and pedophiles, all which run rampant on the site. The site/app got so bad that it was taken off the app store.
However, instead of answering the users, Tumblr has instead taken the liberty to ban all NSFW content, regardless of age. But users have already run into issues of their SFW content being marked as sensitive and being flagged as NSFW, not allowing them to share their work.
Not only does this discriminate again content creators, but it also discriminates against sex workers. Disgustingly, the ban will be enacted on December 17 which is also International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
This ban is disgusting, and while I (and plenty of others) welcome porn bots and child porn being banned, the Tumblr filtration system is broken. It tags artistic work’s nipples as NSFW (when it is art), it tags SFW art as NSFW (when it is not), and does not stop the porn bots, neo-nazis and dozens of other issues.
This ban is discriminatory. This ban is ineffective. This ban is unacceptable.
To protest, log off of your Tumblr account for the entirety of November 17th. Log off at 12 am EST or 9PM PST and stay off for 24 hours. Don’t post. Don’t log on. Don’t even visit the website. Don’t give them that sweet ad revenue.
Tumblr’s stock has already taken a hard hit. Let’s make it tank. Maybe then they will listen to the users.
Okay so ive never liked tagging and I very much am a silent follower (I love all of your content by the way!!) but I honestly that feel that this is important. You have what’s most important – FOLLOWERS – and you can really signal boost this shit. Tumblr’s response has been to take down sfw and queer content instead of the child porn, pornbots and neonazi content, which is NOT acceptable. So many people have had their content flagged for NO REASON AT ALL. not to mention that this was done only after apple removed it from the app store. Its clear staff doesn’t listen to their consumers’ demands and fix shit when they need to,, so this is the best way to get staff’s attention and LISTEN to what we want,,, so please reblog this if you support it, and let your followers and mutuals know!! ♥️♥️♥️
Remember, Tumblr is a global community. If you stay away 24h on 17th day of your own time zone, the effect will last a lot longer for Tumblr than 24h.
like I go on social media platforms sometimes, and I’ll put up with anything. i’ll log on to some garbage website, i don’t wanna name an actual website so let’s just make one up. let’s call it “tumblr”. so i’ll log onto tumblr and i’ll go, “can you ban all the porn bots?” and they go, “no, we’re not gonna do anything about it” and I go, “okaaay!” and then I go watch something on netflix. and then i come back to tumblr and I go, “any updates?” and they go “yeah, we flagged a bunch of posts incorrectly and deleted blogs that had nothing to do with the porn bots. because we hate you. now take this pointless april fool’s gag that doesn’t matter, go fetch!” and I go “okaaay!” and I @ staff and go, “can I have my blog back please?“ and they go “NO!” and I go “okaaay!” and they go, “you’re a little naive user, aren’t you?” and I go “nooo,” and they go “SAY IT!” and I go “i’m a little naive user.“ and then I go over to the tumblr support link (which is an oxymoron) and I go, “can this please be a functioning website?” and they go “no! in fact, we’re gonna ban all nudity on this site indiscriminately! and we’re going to keep incorrectly flagging sfw posts with our shitty algorithm! and we’re not gonna do anything about the white nationalists!” and I go “why are you doing this to me?!” and they go, “because we’re tumblr staff, and life is a fucking nightmare!”
This is the best one
Is it just me, or does this whole thing read like a John Mulany skit?
