Tumblr has removed the button that allows you to appeal when its pornbot misclassifies your posts as NSFW https://t.co/eTgUVoPUMd pic.twitter.com/Qq9wvXocSt
— Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) December 19, 2018
NOTE: For all latest, breaking news related to Tumblr adult content ban as well as its alternatives, head here.
A lot has been happening ever since Tumblr announced a blanket ban on all things explicit/NSFW/adult on its platform. Posts are being wrongly flagged, users are finding loopholes in the way Tumblr is censoring posts, reviews of the Tumblr app are allegedly being manipulated, and Tumblr’s own examples of allowed adult content got flagged.
Now, another development has come to our notice. Users are reporting the appeal button, which one could use in case they felt their post or blog was wrongly flagged as explicit, has been removed. Take a look at some of these reports:
https://twitter.com/Myeah_No/status/1075187160729440256
alink of lies brought to you by @tumblr:
— . (@justlurking4now) December 20, 2018
no one was emailed
there is no appeal buttonhttps://t.co/4WMPMeMubl
so not only does @tumblr not email you (like they sed they would), they even flag posts by hiding them if you aren't on your dash and they "forgot" an appeal button...or visible flag.
— . (@justlurking4now) December 19, 2018
(凸ಠ益ಠ)凸
one of my art post got flagged on tumblr but there's no appeal button on the post on my dash? So I guess my choices are either leave the ugly warning on my blog and hope they fix this mess, or delete the post forever.
— Kinseis 🦉 (@_Kinseis) December 18, 2018
(it's not like I update my tumblr a lot but im still upset)
me: hey could you unhide these posts please?
— light @ *pantheon training montage* (@light_rises) December 19, 2018
tumblr support: use the "request review" button on the posts in question
me: ...ok i went to try that but i don't see that option? or even the red banner?? since i can't use that how else can i appeal
support, 18 hrs later: *crickets*
We cross verified, and Tumblr’s website still says there is a button to appeal:
If you feel that we have categorized your post incorrectly, you can appeal this decision using the button on the post in question.
While there’s currently no official information on why Tumblr pulled the button, it’s hard not to speculate that this could be because of the very large volume of appeals they must have received by now.
Meanwhile, you can check out this informative Tumblr blog post for information related to this matter.
We are constantly keeping a tab on everything related to the Tumblr ban, and will update this story as and when there’s new information on this front. Until then, do share your recent Tumblr experience with us in the comments section below.
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