Well, it's not the end of the world.
I've collected a few links discussing the Tumblr situation and also posting on DW:
The ban and fandom
State of the Migration: On fannish archival catastrophes, and what happens next - more discussion is happening at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
post_tumblr_fandom
Tumblr is banning adult content beginning in a couple of weeks, and though in some ways this could indeed lead to a "better, more positive Tumblr," based on evidence from my research, it will also most likely destroy fandom Tumblr.
About tumblr and DW, mostly news post answers
Tumblr users try out Dreamwidth and Pillowfort
How the ban affects other groups
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Is The Middle Of The End Of The Old Internet
'I fear loss of community': Tumblr's new 'adult content' rules worry LGBTQ users
'I’m Hoping It Won’t Decimate My Income': Tumblr's Porn Ban Is Yet Another Setback for Sex Workers
Tumblr Porn Allowed Women To Be Sexual Architects Instead Of Objects. Now It’s Gone.
When Tumblr bans porn, who loses?
Tumblr Banning Adult Content is a Terrible Idea
Tumblr Moves To Ban All 'Adult Content' — Here's Why That Matters
Tumblr is banning adult content. It’s about so much more than porn.
How we got here, and do they care?
How Tumblr's adult content crackdown could alienate users ("It's safe to say that Tumblr is pretty immaterial to Oath these days -- there is relatively little ad revenue there," said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research who covered Yahoo before it was acquired by Verizon. "Changes probably wouldn't be noticeable to Oath, let alone to Verizon.")
How Tumblr went from being the most porn-friendly social media site to banning porn
Practicals
How to download and save all your Tumblr content
You can find a directory of Tumblr users by other names here
How to link to accounts on other sites
How to us DW to have conversations
How To Make Discussion Happen On DW by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
melannen
The Recipe, Or What you don't know about LJ/DW bysiderea
I've collected a few links discussing the Tumblr situation and also posting on DW:
The ban and fandom
State of the Migration: On fannish archival catastrophes, and what happens next - more discussion is happening at
post_tumblr_fandomTumblr is banning adult content beginning in a couple of weeks, and though in some ways this could indeed lead to a "better, more positive Tumblr," based on evidence from my research, it will also most likely destroy fandom Tumblr.
About tumblr and DW, mostly news post answers
Tumblr users try out Dreamwidth and Pillowfort
How the ban affects other groups
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Is The Middle Of The End Of The Old Internet
'I fear loss of community': Tumblr's new 'adult content' rules worry LGBTQ users
'I’m Hoping It Won’t Decimate My Income': Tumblr's Porn Ban Is Yet Another Setback for Sex Workers
Tumblr Porn Allowed Women To Be Sexual Architects Instead Of Objects. Now It’s Gone.
When Tumblr bans porn, who loses?
Tumblr Banning Adult Content is a Terrible Idea
Tumblr Moves To Ban All 'Adult Content' — Here's Why That Matters
Tumblr is banning adult content. It’s about so much more than porn.
How we got here, and do they care?
How Tumblr's adult content crackdown could alienate users ("It's safe to say that Tumblr is pretty immaterial to Oath these days -- there is relatively little ad revenue there," said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research who covered Yahoo before it was acquired by Verizon. "Changes probably wouldn't be noticeable to Oath, let alone to Verizon.")
How Tumblr went from being the most porn-friendly social media site to banning porn
Practicals
How to download and save all your Tumblr content
You can find a directory of Tumblr users by other names here
How to link to accounts on other sites
How to us DW to have conversations
How To Make Discussion Happen On DW by
melannenThe Recipe, Or What you don't know about LJ/DW by
siderea
