#saynotocensorship

[raylornincinddrah]

What a load of total bullshit!

This has always been a place for all kinds of content to suddenly just cut out say 50% of the stuff is basically just gonna kill the site and destroy many people's outlet for expression.

The whole point of safe search and the NSFW filter was to make it so if you didn't want to see this stuff you wouldn't have to, many of us don't have other sites to use as they don't have properly developed apps.

I implore the staff of Tumblr to rethink this decision as I can only see it causing harm and upset to a great many people who now won't have any way to express themselves.

A better, more positive Tumblr

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).  

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio CEO

[hiddenfaith40]

Support PewDiePie

Whether you are a PewDiePie fan or not is irrelevant. Censorship is never the answer. YpuTube has take it upon itself to censor him because mainstream media doesn't like him. WTF!!! I really thought you were better than this, YouTube. I have started a petition, and also canceled my YouTube Red Subscription. It's the creators I support, not this big business mentality. Watch this with an open heart and Mind. And please support the cause by signing the petition. Thank you. https://www.change.org/p/youtube-scare-pewdiepie-canceled-let-s-bring-it-back?recruiter=225837121&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive https://youtu.be/lwk1DogcPmU

[palmspringsfriendofthelibra-blog]

My goal is to turn #bannedbooksweek into #bannedbooksmonth join me! #psl #friendsofthelibrary #fotpsl #palmsprings #pslibrary #resist #bookstagram #bannedbooks #bookquotes #saynotocensorship (at Palm Springs Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlXSdeATQI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17fxh3njp6368

[haydenskreamz]

#savenetneutrality #stopthefcc #saynotocensorship #approvedforallaudiences #freedomleaders #netneutrality #nerdrage

[smourabit]

As a Make Up Artist , you work with an entire team that you respect. The artistic direction comes from the photographer, the director, the fashion Director, the costume designer , the stylist or the creative / artistic director or sometimes all of them. You are there to listen and to follow as much as you can their directions and of course you bring your talent on the table. This is called team. When you Censor my work you are censoring all of them ! This is my Keynote NY. #artisticfreedom #saynotocensorship

[ayearoferewhon]

#Repost @csmarcum ・・・ Alright you prudes, here’s a repost of Karri lounging in a hotspring shot on expired 35mm film, now with more censorship. 🎞️ 🎞️ 🎞️ #csmarcum #shootfilmstaypoor #shootfilmstaybroke #35mm #filmisnotdead #soaking #hotsprings #igerscalifornia #coloradodesert #deepcreekhotsprings #blackandwhite #bnwfilm #expiredfilm #impliednude #skinnydipping #analoginthewild #bnw #analogforever #rgspmagazine #monochromemood #grainyfilm #saynotocensorship #modelshoot

[oneangrygamer]

Idea Factory Wants To Know if You Want Pozzed Censorship or Sexy Waifus For Death End re;Quest 2

Idea Factory Wants To Know if You Want Pozzed Censorship or Sexy Waifus For Death End re;Quest 2 | #JRPG #Waifus #DerQ2 #DeathEndReq2 #SayNoToCensorship

There is no longer denying the growing influence the West is having on the gaming industry around the world. Not purely the consumers, but the entrenched and established groups that work to push agendas over profitability. (more…)

[joshuablackwilkins]

These photos of Dori will be considered obscene by Tumblr on Dec 17th. That is also the date I’m shutting down this account.

[pedalfromhell]

“MAKE TUMBLR GREAT AGAIN”

N.N

[elevationsuitemusicgroup]

Smh my own partners are trying to censor me lol!!!! The don't want the 60 shades of grey song to see the light of day! Dam what happened to freedom of speech?! Lol I mean is there really a market for this song?? Let's ask the millions of people who will make the 50 Shades of Grey movie number one in the box office come February lol! #60shadesofgrey #50shadesofgrey #misery #elevationsuitemusicgroup #saynotocensorship

[oneangrygamer]

Fate/Grand Order Abigail Update Arrives Uncensored

Fate/Grand Order Update Adds Abigail And She's Not Censored | #LoliLoversRejoice #FateGrandOrder #FGO #SayNoToCensorship

In this day and age everyone is completely on edge every time a game comes out featuring a loli, every time a new character is added to a game where they wear risque clothing, or anytime a game has to “localize” its content for the West. Well, as fans have been holding their breath for Abigail Williams, (also known as Foreigner) to arrive in Fate/Grand Order, there has been confirmation that they…