Tumblr Climbs Aboard the Censorship Wagon

Tumblr Climbs Aboard the Censorship Wagon

Remember when Google tried to censor adult content on their Blogger platform – before performing an embarrassing climbdown 48 hours later – and we posited that Tumblr may well become the naked funtime platform of choice? Yeah well, scrap that because Tumblr are now in […]

Pornocalypse Now: Redux

Pornocalypse Now: Redux

As sure as flies like to hang around shit, the Pornocalypse keeps on truckin’. The seemingly systematic and relentless pursuit of adult ents workers and other associates with rule changes, misapplication of T&Cs and the general feeling of ill-will towards sex workers continues unabated. BaDoink […]

Ello Strips Down For NSFW Month

Ello Strips Down For NSFW Month

Let the internet wars begin! After Google’s will-they-won’t-they adult content farce last week, Ello have decided to use it to their advantage by declaring March ‘NSFW Month’. Buoyed by the outcry to Google’s initial ban, and perhaps Reddit’s decision to outlaw both ‘revenge porn’ and […]

Google To Censor Blogger Platform From March

Google To Censor Blogger Platform From March

Google, everybody’s favorite Internet Gatekeepers of Justice and Morality, have stepped up their pivotal role in the Pornocalypse with the news that their Blogger platform will cease to host sexually explicit material from March 23rd. As Google’s updated policy states, any blog that contains “sexually […]

Tumblr Adds Adult Content Filters to Apps

In May 2013 Yahoo! bought microblogging site Tumblr for US$1.1bn. CEO Marissa Mayer promised “not to screw it up” but it looks like that’s exactly what has started to happen. By adding adult content filters on mobile apps, the company is alienating some of Tumblr’s […]