The Tumblr app has been removed from the Apple store

We have been focusing on Facebook, Amazon, and other entities, but we really haven’t discussed Tumblr.

Tumblr is a microblogging site. Many people use it to post fanfiction (An Archive of Our Own is another site for that), others use it to explore hobbies, or discuss politics. I have a Tumblr that consists mostly of bad jokes, things I’m interested in (mostly related to history, linguistics, and politics) and pictures I’ve taken at various museums I’ve visited.

However, Tumblr has always had a dark side. The alt-right has found a home there, for example. That isn’t what got Tumblr in trouble, though. Child pornography is. Apparently users have managed to post it on Tumblr despite Tumblr’s filters.

Tumblr is saying that it’s working on fixing this. We’ll see.

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