Some old news about something pretty crappy got re-upped recently. The old news: Tumblr has banned sexually explicit content. I was even featured in a Nightline segment about this issue when it happened and spoke to the New York Times about it, too — because this was actually really huge
‘Tumblr Fans Abandon Ship’ (Commentary for the NYXs)
I recently spoke to Katie Van Syckle at the New York Times about micro-blogging platform Tumblr’s recent decision to change its terms of service and community guidelines. As a result, adult content is no longer permitted on the site. Van Syckle and co-author Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote this about the change: