Tumblr, the micro-blogging platform, has announced it will soon implement a permanent ban on adult content.
Read that "no more pornography."
A statement posted to the social media’s blog says, “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr, regardless how old you are.”
The ban comes after Tumblr was recently removed from Apple’s App Store over concerns about child pornography.
The announcement goes on to list exactly what will be considered adult content: “Photos, videos, or GIFs that show real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples, and any content—including photos, videos, GIFs and illustrations—that depicts sex acts.”
That said, there are some exceptions like photos of classical statues, breastfeeding or depictions of nudity for the purpose of political protest.
Literary erotica will be allowed.
The blog post says the company is reaching out to Tumblr users whose content might be suspect per new algorithms that will detect the offending material.
After December 17, that content will be set to ‘private’ preventing other folks from seeing it and from be shared.
Tumblr is urging users to export their content before the new policies take place.
“There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content,” said CEO Jeff D’Onofrio in a statement. “We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.”
This announcement comes not long after another policy change, announced in August, which banned hate speech, revenge porn and posts that appear to be the “glorification of violence.”
Tumblr is owned by a subsidiary of Verizon that also owns Yahoo, AOL, MapQuest, and the Huffington Post.
Tumblr on December 17th... pic.twitter.com/pEcftNQKoB
— Amp (@Pup_Amp) December 3, 2018
The first acceptable #Tumblr video posted 17th December 2018. pic.twitter.com/RX1icnZR2n
— Mart 🏳️🌈 (@RuggerMart) December 3, 2018
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