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They banned alot more than just porn. Alot of content normal people would not consider to be porn was also banned, like fandom art and other content. In respon
by aussieguy1234 8y ago
They banned alot more than just porn. Alot of content normal people would not consider to be porn was also banned, like fandom art and other content.
In response to this nonsense I've built Libr (https://librapp.com https://librapp.com). I'm in the process of launching it to production now, first to the early access people that signed up and then to the wider public.
It's a progressive web app built on serverless tech and could handle all of that lost Tumblr traffic, if it all came overnight (unlikely but who knows)
- hackpert 8y agoLoved your firm take on hate speech and the anti harassment mechanisms! Is the entire project open source? I would love to contribute
- aussieguy1234 8y agoThe PWA app and api backend are open source. https://github.com/cipher-code/libr https://github.com/cipher-code/libr https://github.com/cipher-code/libr-api https://github.com/cipher-code/libr-api It's all in TypeScript. Production infrastructure stack and the elasticsearch setup isn't for security reasons (WordPress.com works the same way). Chat/messaging isn't being launched initially but almost everything else is.
- tuesdayrain 8y agoI'm confused why the "Safety for women" section doesn't contain anything that specifically targets women. I believe male safety is a concern of equal importance.
- krapp 8y agoEvery one of those bullet points is an issue which predominantly affects women versus men. Implying that an equal amount of men are stalked and harassed online and sent unsolicited nude pictures is simply incorrect. Male safety in this regard is not of equal importance because male risk is so low in proportion as to be practically nonexistent. IIRC, Tumblr users tend more often to be women, so it makes sense to advertise features towards women for a site whose intent is to draw in former Tumblr users. But... the site doesn't say those features are only available for women, so given that they're available for men as well, I don't see what the concern is.
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- scrollaway 8y agoYou're conflating importance and need, I think. It's as important, even if there is less need for it. We value lives equally, even though some need more protection than others.
- krapp 8y agoAs long as the actual featureset is available to everyone, there's no issue with unequal treatment, and nothing for men to be concerned about. However, there's still little point in mentioning men, specifically, when advertising those features to a primarily female demographic with those specific concerns.
- nyolfen 8y agothat's because the point is to signal that they're only tolerant of progressives. see also the definition of hate speech that covers a sincere and common religious belief.