Tumblr’s official word is they’re having ‘a problem’ with the app that they’re working to clean up, but there’s a non-zero chance the two things are related. Apple kicks apps that don’t meet their cleanliness standards out of the store without warning sometimes. (I suspect that blogs properly tagged nsfw are being purged while non-tagged nsfw blogs remain untouched. hence: the pornbots are here to stay. probably.)
if your blog is nsfw, or you have any nsfw sideblogs, probably time to back them up & brace.
If your account(s) have been nuked, submit a ticket, inundate them because of their fuck-up.
I would strongly discourage blaming any discoursers on tumblr – fandom police or otherwise – for the purge.
First: as noted above, it may not be deliberate on their end. Tumblr’s coding is. Well. A mess. I wouldn’t put it past possibility. (Hence: take the time to notify tumblr if you don’t believe your deletion was deserved.)
Second: tumblr bloggers are not clients, so we’re unlikely to have site impact at this scale. Getting individual blogs mass-reported into oblivion? Yes. But fandom policers have a myopic outlook that prevents them from organizing a campaign that puts tumblr under so much pressure they just wipe out NSFW content entirely. (The effort is too long-term & seems only semi-adjacent to their goals.)
Rather: we’re eyeballs that advertisers want to reach. Losing the ability to gain eyeballs via the iOS App Store means tumblr loses advertising value. that hurts their bottom line – which seems much more likely to get tumblr off its ass, trying to look like they’re cleaning up their act.
Let’s not start a blame war over this. This is much more likely to be a marketability thing than a fandom politics thing.
“[…] 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 [the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] (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.” [emphasis added]
until law enforcement has gotten involved and the work is done, we won’t have a complete story (and even then, we may not get one). however, the context is clear: the images being targeted are exploitative images of real csa/cp victims that reached the platform because it was not previously included in the industry-wide database. the current reaction appears to be a widespread trawl/overhaul to locate, identify, and purge any other cp that was not previously caught.
The work being done to complete the cleanup is clearly very sloppy, and a lot of well-known blogs posting explicit sexual images of many kinds are being purged from tumblr.
but the current blog purge appears to be a rushed attempt to wipe any and all real child porn from tumblr’s servers – not an attempt to wipe out explicit fanart of adolescent characters.*
………….we knew this shit was an issue that staff has been ignoring for ages but it finally came to bite them in the ass
hey general psa that in the notes theres a bunch of really stupid misinformation bullshit (as i should have expected) abt how this is a fandom thing, about fanart/fanfiction, and i would just like to clarify for as many people as i can that this is not a fandom thing at all, it is an issue targeting IRL minors.
minors have been running “sex work” blogs, selling private snapchats, et cetera, using tumblr as their platforms. there are also adult rings of CP (photographs and videos of IRL minors) distributors on tumblr that have managed to slip by filters. this is the issue being looked into by law enforcement, this is the issue being pursued by tumblr, and it is the reason the purge is being done so hastily and messily (protection of minors being sexually trafficked is generally more important than avoiding Jane Doe #193′s doctor who blog being nuked by accident). reporting fandom blogs to tumblr for written content and fanart is only going to confuse the matter further and make it more likely that minors will be put at greater risk (if fake reports come in massive quantities and drown out the real reports or make alarm fatigue likely).
“English isn’t my first language” is not a serious excuse!
To all of you fanfic authors, bloggers, artist, to write/make something and then post it means that you are satisfied with the product. Now, to have created a piece that is fully/mostly constructed of text and to not have made the effort to at least get a grammar check is called arrogance. “I don’t care what you think, I wrote it, you read it. Who cares if you’re struggling to get a past every sentence. That’s your own problem!” You’re basically setting yourself up for negative feedback and criticism which, while many don’t bother to give, I would provide without hesitation.
Some say “I don’t need approval.”(which I sincerely don’t believe). Well, then, why are you posting this? Isn’t the whole point sharing something you can enjoy with people?
And then you start getting defensive and angry about it. “Well, English isn’t my first language!” I don’t care! Nobody does! Plus, if you post something online you should anticipate criticism. Great artists, celebrities, and basically everyone, face criticism on a daily basis EVEN WHEN the final product is marvelous.
So, what makes you different?
“English isn’t my first language” is not a serious excuse!
To all of you fanfic authors, bloggers, artist[s:] to write/make something and then post it means that you are satisfied with the product. Now, to have created a piece that is fully/mostly constructed of text and to not have made the effort to at least get a grammar check is called arrogance. [Replacing “to have” and “to not have” with “having” and “not having” would make this much easier to read.] “I don’t care what you think, I wrote it, you read it. Who cares if you’re struggling to get [remove superfluous “a”] past every sentence. That’s your own problem!” You’re basically setting yourself up for negative feedback and criticism[,] which, while many don’t bother to give, [That’s one hell of an awkward construction; consider “while many don’t bother with it” instead.] I would provide without hesitation. [In fact, the best solution would be to put the subclause starting with “which” at the end of the sentence. Otherwise it’s just clunky.][space]Some say[:] “I don’t need approval.”[space]([W]hich I sincerely don’t believe.)[remove incorrectly placed full stop] Well, then, why are you posting this? Isn’t the whole point sharing something you can enjoy with people?[space]And then you start getting defensive and angry about it. “Well, English isn’t my first language!” I don’t care! Nobody does! Plus, if you post something online you should anticipate criticism. Great artists, celebrities, and basically everyone[remove superfluous comma] face criticism on a daily basis EVEN WHEN the final product is marvelous.
can we talk about Marvel official website has updated Loki’s bio that confirms the “Loki was under the influence of the mind stone” fan theory?
Not a Loki apologist here, he did what he did, but a lot of stuff, his version of how he fell from the Bifrost, that speech in Germany, especially the “sudden clarity” scene with Thor makes a lot more sense.
Seems like after 10 fuckin years marvel saw a value in Loki and has stopped shitting on him. What a time to be alive
reblogging to add my own tags here because i just wanted to say it again
it is nice to have it set out right there that loki was not being controlled but was being subtly influenced, because that accords with what is actually shown on the screen. that description makes it clear that loki chose to cooperate in the first place, even if he was undoubtedly left with few options at that point, and it also makes clear that there was some extent of influence affecting his perception of events and his own emotional state.
but i want to reiterate that the fact that they’re adding that to the official bio doesn’t mean they suddenly realize loki’s value as a character. all of that was already heavily implied in the original performance, even if fandom has been fandom and has argued and gone into total extremes of black and white interpretation and made a huge stink out of it. and more recent films have reduced his complexity, waved away his real grievances, and practically rewritten the nature of his relationship with Thor. That is rather a downward trajectory for Marvel’s use of the character.
I do wonder if this addition indicates that the show will indeed be about Loki’s lost year. But I don’t feel like it necessarily indicates that they know how to do it well, if so.
I think there’s some wiggle room, but yeah, the bio only states what we could already see on screen, in that Loki was not completely mind-controlled the way Clint and Selvig were by him. @pyrebomb puts it perfectly by saying that Loki’s “destructive beliefs and behavior that already existed WITHIN HIM” were only amplified. Loki has already shown in Thor 1 that he doesn’t care much for mortals (whether it be their lives or the sanctity of their minds) and that he would be willing to even hurt or kill Thor.
What I’ve always appreciated about Loki’s character is that he is driven so much by his own choices. He makes his own fate, and it is both incredibly saddening and a quality I admire in him because no matter how poor his decisions are, they are his own. He is so determined not to have his life and fate controlled by anyone else that even when Thor reaches out a hand to him, he decides to burn that bridge by stabbing him.
Stuff like the extent of torture at Thanos’ hands is more debatable but not relevant to the question of his agency. It certainly makes him and his motivations more sympathetic, and there is no question that everyone reacts to pain differently. But it’s still his choice to hurt others. Even when he’s under duress and it might be dawning on him that he is being subtly influenced and his perception may have been messed with, he won’t let anyone else be the cause of his actions. I don’t know any other character who defends their agency as much as Loki, even to the bitter end. It’s why I love him so much and I think we should respect that about him insteaed of trying to take his agency from him.
And yeah, the bio is no indication that Marvel has learned to respect or appreciate Loki as a character, so I def wouldn’t get my hopes up
Yes, thank you. This is PRECISELY the reason I get so riled up when fans try to remove his agency and place the blame for his behavior elsewhere. At that point in the story IN PARTICULAR, all that Loki has that he really feels he can call his own are his own decisions, no matter how bad they are. And it just strikes me as so utterly misguided if not downright disrespectful to try to take that away from him, too.
Given the timing of this, I’m actually quite fearful that the series will be about his missing year. It’s too little, too late. We’ve all already made up our minds about what we think happened, and the chances that the plot would align with that are slim to none as nobody actually seems to AGREE on the matter. But I’m especially wary of them tackling that particular story NOW, when they seem to be trying to align MCU Loki’s characterization with Agent of Asgard and later, completely disregarding the fact that Tom drew most of his initial inspiration from the Siege arc when he was constructing his portrayal of Loki and the fact that they are QUITE LITERALLY different characters. At this point, MCU Loki is basically an ourobouros devouring himself.
can we talk about Marvel official website has updated Loki’s bio that confirms the “Loki was under the influence of the mind stone” fan theory?
Not a Loki apologist here, he did what he did, but a lot of stuff, his version of how he fell from the Bifrost, that speech in Germany, especially the “sudden clarity” scene with Thor makes a lot more sense.
Seems like after 10 fuckin years marvel saw a value in Loki and has stopped shitting on him. What a time to be alive
reblogging to add my own tags here because i just wanted to say it again
it is nice to have it set out right there that loki was not being controlled but was being subtly influenced, because that accords with what is actually shown on the screen. that description makes it clear that loki chose to cooperate in the first place, even if he was undoubtedly left with few options at that point, and it also makes clear that there was some extent of influence affecting his perception of events and his own emotional state.
but i want to reiterate that the fact that they’re adding that to the official bio doesn’t mean they suddenly realize loki’s value as a character. all of that was already heavily implied in the original performance, even if fandom has been fandom and has argued and gone into total extremes of black and white interpretation and made a huge stink out of it. and more recent films have reduced his complexity, waved away his real grievances, and practically rewritten the nature of his relationship with Thor. That is rather a downward trajectory for Marvel’s use of the character.
I do wonder if this addition indicates that the show will indeed be about Loki’s lost year. But I don’t feel like it necessarily indicates that they know how to do it well, if so.
I think there’s some wiggle room, but yeah, the bio only states what we could already see on screen, in that Loki was not completely mind-controlled the way Clint and Selvig were by him. @pyrebomb puts it perfectly by saying that Loki’s “destructive beliefs and behavior that already existed WITHIN HIM” were only amplified. Loki has already shown in Thor 1 that he doesn’t care much for mortals (whether it be their lives or the sanctity of their minds) and that he would be willing to even hurt or kill Thor.
What I’ve always appreciated about Loki’s character is that he is driven so much by his own choices. He makes his own fate, and it is both incredibly saddening and a quality I admire in him because no matter how poor his decisions are, they are his own. He is so determined not to have his life and fate controlled by anyone else that even when Thor reaches out a hand to him, he decides to burn that bridge by stabbing him.
Stuff like the extent of torture at Thanos’ hands is more debatable but not relevant to the question of his agency. It certainly makes him and his motivations more sympathetic, and there is no question that everyone reacts to pain differently. But it’s still his choice to hurt others. Even when he’s under duress and it might be dawning on him that he is being subtly influenced and his perception may have been messed with, he won’t let anyone else be the cause of his actions. I don’t know any other character who defends their agency as much as Loki, even to the bitter end. It’s why I love him so much and I think we should respect that about him insteaed of trying to take his agency from him.
And yeah, the bio is no indication that Marvel has learned to respect or appreciate Loki as a character, so I def wouldn’t get my hopes up
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