Tumblr faced a similar issue in 2012, causing concern among advocates who wanted to foster a discussion of the issue, not simply glorify it. Just this week, for instance, Instagram and Facebook announced a ban on all images of self-harm, even scars resulting from the process. Tumblr is not alone among social networks and user-generated media sites in trying to strike a balance between free expression and what company leadership perceives as unacceptable. (Apple has not yet responded to our request for comment.) The App Store ban was specifically predicated on the presence of child pornography–not images of adults–on Tumblr. We also contacted Apple, whose banning of the Tumblr app prompted Tumblr to institute the NSFW content ban. Human moderators also play a role in this process, Tumblr explained. Tumblr is a community for creativity and free expression, but never at the expense of respect for and safety of our users.”Ī representative also reiterated Tumblr’s earlier statements that the process of flagging and taking down content will take time, as it continues to train image classifying software. When violative content is reported to us, we take action consistent with our policies, including content removal and account suspension. “Adult content is against our policies and violates our community guidelines. A spokesperson issued the following statement: We contacted Tumblr (now owned by Verizon) for its explanation, and shared screenshots from the iOS app and links to much of the content we found online. Related: Tumblr’s NSFW castaways are flocking to these lifeboats as a ban looms
New hardcore posts are going up on the site, and in the newly reinstated iPhone app with names like Eclectic Porn, Beautiful Women, Deep N My Queen, Dark Pizza Student, and ¡¡Pero que Chicotas!!
These aren’t just old posts that the scanning software hasn’t gotten to yet. Yet, nearly two months after the ban went into effect, Tumblr is still flooded with NSFW content–from female nipples to male and female genitalia to every conceivable sex act. And on December 17, the ban took full effect, with any flagged posts being hidden, and a special effort placed on finding new infringing content as it went up. Using its proprietary image-recognition software, the blogging site immediately began flagging pictures, videos, and GIFs of sexual acts, genitalia, and “female presenting nipples” to alert users of content that possibly infringed on the new rules. On December 3, in the wake of its removal from Apple’s App Store for child porn content, Tumblr announced a sweeping ban on NSFW content.
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