The father’s artistic talent is clearly on display here, but I’m actually really impressed with this kid’s wild imagination. Many of his drawings are both conceptually unique and coherent.
Today we announced some big updates to our Community Guidelines and what kind of content is permitted on Tumblr. Adult content will no longer be allowed here. While we do not judge anyone for their desire to post, engage with, or view this stuff, it is time for us to change our relationship with it.
We expect you may have some questions on how this will affect you, and we’re here to make sure those questions get answered.
When does the new policy take effect?
Our new Community Guidelines will go into effect on December 17, 2018.
Newly uploaded content flagged as adult will no longer be allowed on Tumblr. We’ll also begin flagging and removing existing adult content with the ultimate goal of removing as much of it as we can.
What is considered adult content?
Adult content primarily includes 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.
What is still permitted?
Examples of exceptions that are still permitted are exposed female-presenting nipples in connection with breastfeeding, birth or after-birth moments, and health-related situations, such as post-mastectomy or gender confirmation surgery. Written content such as erotica, nudity related to political or newsworthy speech, and nudity found in art, such as sculptures and illustrations, are also stuff that can be freely posted on Tumblr.
What about Safe Mode?
Our new policy negates the need for Safe Mode so this feature will no longer exist. These new policies are the same regardless of your age. Read more here.
My content was flagged, but I don’t think it should be. What should I do?
If you feel that we have categorized your post incorrectly, you can appeal this decision with the form that was sent to you via email or use the button on the post in question. Please note that this process is only possible to complete on the web or with Tumblr app version 12.2 or higher.
Read more about how to review your content and appeal here.
What goes into classifying content as adult?
This work requires a mix of machine-learning classification and human moderation by our Trust & Safety team—the group of individuals who help moderate Tumblr. We’ve been expanding the team to handle the increased workload, and we will continue to expand as needed.
Computers are better than humans at scaling process—and we need them for that—but they’re not as good at making nuanced, contextual decisions. This is an evolving process for all of us, and we’re committed to getting this right. That’s why when you appeal a post we’ve marked as adult, it gets sent to a real, live human who will look it over with their real, live human eye(s).
Will I see any adult content on Tumblr after December 17, 2018?
Due to the technical challenges that come with moderation at scale you may continue to see some adult content. This is true for all types of content that might be in violation of our guidelines. At any given moment, millions of people are posting to Tumblr. To review everything and to get it right is complex, but we’re committed to continuously improving.
As always, if you see a post with adult content that you don’t want to see, you can report it directly to our Trust & Safety team. Learn about how to report content here.
What will happen to my adult content already on Tumblr?
Starting today, we will begin sending out email notices to members of the Tumblr community whose content has been flagged as adult. This email will provide a link to the post(s) in question and a form to appeal our decision if you think we have made a mistake. Starting on December 17, 2018, any post(s) that have been flagged will be reverted to a private setting viewable only by you. If you want to learn more about how to see those posts, please visit our Help Center.
You can also download the contents of your blog(s) before these policy changes take effect. Find out how here.
What if my blog (not to be confused with posts) was marked as “explicit” before December 17, 2018?
Blogs that have been either self-flagged or flagged by us as “explicit” per our old policy and before December 17, 2018 will still be overlaid with a content filter when viewing these blogs directly. While some of the content on these blogs may now be in violation of our policies and will be actioned accordingly, the blog owners may choose to post content that is within our policies in the future, so we’d like to provide that option. Users under 18 will still not be allowed to click through to see the content of these blogs. The avatars and headers for these blogs will also be reverted to the default settings.
You can check and see if your blog is marked as explicit per our old policy in your visibility settings. If you think your blog has been erroneously marked as explicit, please send an appeal here.
Will I get kicked off of Tumblr if I’ve uploaded adult content in the past?
We’re removing content, not people. However, those who repeatedly and deliberately post new content that violates our updated guidelines may have their account deactivated per our Terms of Service. If you feel you’ve been incorrectly suspended, you can appeal here.
What if I reblogged adult content?
The original poster of the content will be notified of its removal, and it will no longer be on your blog.
What if I have more “What if” questions?
We got you. You can review our updated Community Guidelines right over here. If you still haven’t found an answer to your question, you can ask our support team.
❤ Tumblr
Can y’all just stop being horrible at running a site for 5 goddamn minutes?
Really, @staff@support? This is your wonderful idea to getting back into the Apple store’s good graces because all you’ve managed to do is fuck your user base harder than the porn bots running around?
All you had to do was take care of the blaringly obvious problems such as the shoplifting fandom, ridiculously open pedophiles, and rampant porn bots that take over people’s posts. But I guess you were too busy ignoring it all in favor of pandering to the part of tumblr that abuses the report system the most.
Starting Dec 17, adult content will not allowed on Tumblr,
regardless of how old you are. You can read more about what kinds of
content are not allowed on Tumblr in our Community Guidelines..
If you spot a post that you don’t think belongs on Tumblr, period, you
can report it: From the dashboard or in search results, tap or click the
share menu (paper airplane) at the bottom of the post, and hit
“Report.”
What is “adult content?”
Adult content primarily includes 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.
So, um, guys…where are we going?
This is NOT how you deal with porn bots, Tumblr. @staff
No offense but can ya’ll like also normalize trans guys that DON’T bind. Like there’s guys who don’t want to, choose not to because of the risks, and guys who CAN’T because of medical reasons. Not every Trans dude is wearing a binder 24/7 and some don’t ever.
Titties out is a gender neutral look.
Titties out is a gender neutral look.
TITTIES OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK.
TITTIES OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK.
TITTIES OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK AND ALSO MY FAVORITE CLEO-I-DON’T-GIVE-A-SHIT-PATRA PORTRAYAL
I’m a nb person (maybe even a dude? idk i’m constantly trying to figure that shit out) and i have chest dysphoria, so personally i can’t do tits out, but HELL YEAH TITS OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK FOR ANYONE THAT’S COMFORTABLE W IT
TIDDIES OUT IF YOU WANT THEM OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK
TITS OUT IF YOU WANT THEM OUT IS A GENDER NEUTRAL LOOK
👏TIDDIES 👏 OUT 👏 IF YOU WANT 👏 THEM OUT 👏 IS A 👏 GENDER 👏 NEUTRAL 👏 LOOK
Ppl be like “ I want an actual male gem, not just Steven.”
Jeez, it’s like having only one character
to represent your whole gender
in a group composed all of another gender
is a bit upsetting huh?
I wonder
what
that’s like
no really
can you
even imagine
what this lack of representation
MUST
FEEL
LIKE
This
post
isn’t
long
enough
none of the listed shows are named after the one female character, either
it’s actually physically impossible for me to not reblog this post.
I want to say I’ve reblogged this before, but I’m reblogging again for the brilliant addition of, “None of the listed shows are named after the one female character, either” because FUCKING THANK YOU.
mmmmmhm.
Every time I reblog this, there are new shows on the list.
Wow
it’s almost
as though
this happens
almost constantly
But normally you don’t notice, because it’s not about you.
a mac app called helium that puts Netflix in a tiny floating window on your screen that you can make translucent and also click through, so you can watch tv and surf the web at the same time, it’s great
(That’s more see through than I like but this way it shows up in the picture)
Sam Dains 