Discussion of the ban consumed social media throughout the weeks leading up to the ban, and users responded with a mixture of outrage, worry, and funny memes. The ban covers many categories of adult content across the site, including “photos, videos, or GIFs” displaying explicit material, as well as “illustrations that sex acts.”Īfter December 17, all existing posts flagged by Tumblr’s censors as violating the new policy will be automatically set to private, meaning that no one will be able to see them other than the blog’s creator.ĭebate has raged about what effect the ban will have on Tumblr’s user base, given how much of the community involves erotica and the use of explicit imagery. A controversial adult content ban took effect across Tumblr on Monday, after two weeks of sustained user outrage and internet-wide fears that this would mean the death knell of the platform.
