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Gourd @gourdcaptain2/21/2024, 12:00 AM

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wiggler @wiggles2/20/2024, 5:09 AM

hey what the fuck is happening on tumblr

a popular trans woman’s blog got deleted for no real reason (same old) and the ceo is dming people to say it was Totally Justified Actually??? (this is new)

#tumblr

wiggler @wiggles2/20/2024, 5:19 AM

the ceo saying that mistagged sexually explicit posts were a factor is especially funny because as far as i’m aware nobody has been able to determine what the actual policy around erotic content is (and moderation is frequently misaligned with the stated policies)

nicky flowers @nicky2/20/2024, 5:34 AM

one of the "mistagged sexually explicit posts" were a transition timeline. she was fully clothed in the pictures. tumblr caved to a TERF smear campaign against a trans woman and the ceo is justifying this decision by claiming she sent death threats to staff (with 0 proof) AND misgendering her in the post where he's telling these lies. fuck tumblr

#tumblr

nicky flowers @nicky2/20/2024, 5:43 AM

the ceo of tumblr threatened to call the FBI on a now-banned trans woman expressing her frustration due to being harassed on his website

#tumblr

Alice Lia Maro @slimelia2/20/2024, 1:07 PM

this is the only evidence of "death threats" he's posted

wishes of cartoon violence. the ceo of tumblr watches Looney Tunes and fucking shits his pants

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muln @dedusmulntxt2/20/2024, 12:01 PM

2018 drawceptioncore

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iliana @iliana2/20/2024, 5:37 AM

man why is the fucking CEO DMing people rumors instead of actually running his company

wiggler @wiggles2/20/2024, 5:39 AM

moderation is Fucking Expensive and tumblr wasn’t making money before this either, is my best guess, but it’s so depressing to watch

signal eleven @widr2/22/2024, 11:46 AM

"ceo" isn't a job

jackie stackie @jackie-stackie2/20/2024, 5:50 AM

new update: he has no fucking idea what a threat is

Fran @miimaker2/20/2024, 1:00 PM

blogs are getting sniped constantly because they are critiquing him now

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dagoth PLUR @xXxADHDxXx2/20/2024, 5:41 AM

the so-called threats were a post she made about his car exploding looney tunes style or something similiar like not even anything serious

Irenes (many)@ireneista2/20/2024, 5:41 AM

yeah the death threats thing raises it to the level where she might legit have a defamation case, depending on where she lives. of course, that'd be expensive and not really make anything better.

wiggler @wiggles2/20/2024, 5:55 AM

there’s been talk of asking the aclu to sue tumblr (again) (tumblr already lost a suit for discriminatory moderation practices), i’m curious to see if that goes anywhere

nicky flowers @nicky2/20/2024, 6:09 AM

it's a real "how many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man" situation

Irenes (many)@ireneista2/20/2024, 6:14 AM

interesting

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emily flowers @bunp2/20/2024, 5:47 AM

wow, i barely used tumblr to begin with, but now i will never use it
jeez

wiggler @wiggles2/20/2024, 5:57 AM

calling her “it” is the cherry on top here

Upthorn @upthorn2/20/2024, 8:33 AM

Not saying any of the moderation actions is justified, ~~but I think the "it" here might be the message.~~ just reread. That works for the first "it" but not the second.

Which is still absolutely ridiculous to treat as a death threat.
"I hope you die" is insulting but not a threat.
"I hope you die forever painfully and explode several times throwing out hammers everywhere" is an absurd hyperbolic expression of frustration

vis @ooccoo2/20/2024, 4:18 PM

at one point apparently there was a transphobe on staff that was making transphobic bans (no shit) and apparently selling moderation. they were fired, but after that matt keeps using them as a scapegoat for every shitty decision he can.