• Flax
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    23 months ago

    The main problem with porn is moderating it. Especially having to watch something to determine whether or not it’s csam. It’s easier to just ban porn. It’s a big hassle whenever your site isn’t supposed to be a porn site.

    • @yuriy@lemmy.world
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      23 months ago

      and therein lies the crux of the issue. lots of folks who were around before the porn ban would argue that the smut was integral to tumblr’s identity; that the tumblr we have today is just a shadow of what it once was.

      • Flax
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        03 months ago

        Wasn’t it a cesspit akin to twitter? I heard that tumblr is actually decent nowadays.

        • @yuriy@lemmy.world
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          13 months ago

          in my experience tumblr was actually a lot better about separating the smutty tags from the general ones for a fandom.

          • Flax
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            3 months ago

            There were still a lot of reprobates there who ended up moving to twitter