My Everything 23,397 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On Friday, niche blogging platform Tumblr became suddenly and inexplicably unavailable on Apple’s app store, and since then users posting adult-themed content have claimed their blogs are being deleted by the site without warning despite no official statement from either Tumblr, it’s parent company Oath, or Apple. The reason, as some had grimly suggested, was confirmed to be because of child pornography being hosted on the site. The platform’s official help page claimed the team was “working to resolve an issue with the iOS app†for several days. This evening, those updates were accompanied by the following statement [emphasis ours]: We’re committed to helping build a safe online environment for all users, and we have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to media featuring child sexual exploitation and abuse. As this is an industry-wide problem, we work collaboratively with our industry peers and partners like NCMEC to actively monitor content uploaded to the platform. Every image uploaded to Tumblr is scanned against an industry database of known child sexual abuse material, and images that are detected never reach the platform. A routine audit discovered content on our platform that had not yet been included in the industry database. We immediately removed this content. Content safeguards are a challenging aspect of operating scaled platforms. We’re continuously assessing further steps we can take to improve and there is no higher priority for our team. The lack of transparency from either company, CNET notes, is likely a result of coordinating with law enforcement. Tumblr’s phrasing suggests this may have been entirely new content originating on the platform—the scale of which, and number of users involved, is currently unknown. It’s also unclear whether Tumblr voluntarily pulled its iOS app or if Apple made that decision as a safeguard. We’ve reached out to Tumblr, Oath, Apple, and NCMEC for comment and will update when we hear back. https://gizmodo.com/tumblr-disappeared-from-the-app-store-because-of-child-1830553237?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Hamster Named Loneliness 3,680 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 it's still available on the Google Play app store if you have an android, though it now has a mature 17+ rating :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffyhairedbaek 4,740 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Click here to view the Tweet ^ this tbh I already dropped tumblr back in 2014 but it had a good run in the early years but now (basically like the past 4 years or so) it really became shit i slept and Woke up to 191829 porn blogs following me rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaminkit 4,579 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 ppl have been posting child porn on there for years sadly... every once in awhile a certain tag will be overrun with things like child porn (normal porn too), gore, etc. it's disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejeshrimp 1,064 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 porn bots have been there for ages but this is gross, do they not have any mods or anything to check this stuff.s,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riri 4,384 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 They have a serious problem with pornography, get more mods or something tumblr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASS 7,209 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irlpadam 1,336 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 tumblr has been slowly dying for years. rip Sent from my iPhone using OneHallyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALICO CAT 8,999 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 ugh can they not ruin tumblr and please fix this problem. i myself dont know how many damn porn blogs i used to block on a daily basis because they kept following me stan twitter is cool and all but it cant hold gifs and edits like tumblr as well as being easy to track so i dont want to see it gone :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzo 4,159 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Jellyfish 23,232 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The amount of questionable material on Tumblr is concerning. And it's not always the porn bots that have it as well. I don't use it as much as I did 4-5 years ago. But obviously Tumblr needs to get a better handle on such material, especially if/when there's child porn involved D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Everything 23,397 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 The amount of questionable material on Tumblr is concerning. And it's not always the porn bots that have it as well. I don't use it as much as I did 4-5 years ago. But obviously Tumblr needs to get a better handle on such material, especially if/when there's child porn involved D: I never seen actual child pornography on tumblr But there’s definitely too much child pornography art on tumblr. The amount of sexual fan art of underage characters is atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Jellyfish 23,232 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I never seen actual child pornography on tumblr But there’s definitely too much child pornography art on tumblr. The amount of sexual fan art of underage characters is atrocious. Same, I've personally have never came across actual child porn on Tumblr (thank god). But I have occasionally come across some questionable fanart or fanfics from time to time; enough to make me block and on occasions report. Also like someone else said, I've been in tags that were either overrun by other types of porn or questionable content. I've also seen some kpop blogs use porn gifs, videos, deep fakes etc. for their 'fantasies'. Not that I'm trying to porn shame anyone per say, but obviously some of that content will likely make some people feel uneasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsu curry chips 7,808 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 tumblr is like the sad graveyard of my late teen innocence... can't believe they didn't manage to get it together even after yahoo decided to drop them for basically being pornhub's hipster little sister with very little, if any, credibility. sad tbh. just sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmymistake 749 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 i wish these porn bots would stop but also tumblr doesn't wanna do anything about it because of how much revenue they supposedly bring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun☼Shine 4,273 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I never seen actual child pornography on tumblr But there’s definitely too much child pornography art on tumblr. The amount of sexual fan art of underage characters is atrocious. Ain't this the truth. I remember looking up some Gravity Falls stuff and ack! My poor eyes tumblr is like the sad graveyard of my late teen innocence... can't believe they didn't manage to get it together even after yahoo decided to drop them for basically being pornhub's hipster little sister with very little, if any, credibility. sad tbh. just sad. I didn't know Yahoo dropped them. You should know you're in trouble if Yahoo doesn't even want to deal with you. i wish these porn bots would stop but also tumblr doesn't wanna do anything about it because of how much revenue they supposedly bring.... And this will be their downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsu curry chips 7,808 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Ain't this the truth. I remember looking up some Gravity Falls stuff and ack! My poor eyes I didn't know Yahoo dropped them. You should know you're in trouble if Yahoo doesn't even want to deal with you. And this will be their downfall. precisely. they basically said the overwhelming porn content made the platform useless for investor attraction... and tumblr i guess decided to steer into the skid with that rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Rose 2,321 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Well Tumblr app is not even available ever since here in the App store UAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt 2,914 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Personally never encountered child pornography but I know that there is/was an active pedophile community there. What personally made me very uncomfortable is the countless porn bots following me on a daily basis and replying to my posts; it basically became impossible to have communication between actual humans because the bots were in too many. I hope they clean this shit up, it's still such a convenient website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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