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Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long. I'm assumed Yahoo would have banned/purged adult content immediately after buying Tumblr.

• ams6110 8y ago
  I have this vague memory that they did, and then had to backtrack, but I could be thinking of another service.
  • sincerely 8y ago
    No, I think you're right. I remember them announcing they would be banning it.
  • JenBarb 8y ago
    it wasn't a full on ban, but I do remember drama a year or two ago when Tumblr banned LGBTQ+ content from their safe search. This was also eventually backtracked.
  • rnd0 8y ago
    I have a feeling that it's possible we're going to see this ban play out the same way, I'm not sure. As many people have pointed out here and elsewhere -the platform is largely used for porn, and once those users are driven out you'll just be left with tumblweeds. I feel like there's a 50 percent chance that is going to occur to someone up the food chain in the next couple of weeks, and this policy will be quietly walked back.