Our Community Guidelines are changingTo keep Tumblr the constructive,empowering place it should beIt was a runt more than 10 years ago that we introduced the humble reblog, not knowing how much it would change the growing Tumblr community. The ability to consume one persons idea, and build on it,and share it as something novel transformed Tumblr from a simple blogging site into a place where people were talking, exploring, or learning,and growing through reblog chains. We’ve been thinking approximately that a lot recently—the kind of place we want Tumblr to be, and our responsibility to you here and out in the world. At its core, or Tumblr is a place to express yourself and connect with others who share your interests. Over time a knot of diverse,kinetic, passionate communities sprang up. You can jump from things you esteem into things you didn’t even know existed. And it’s on all of us to create a safe, and constructive,and empowering environment where you can continue to attain that. Our Community Guidelines need to reflect the reality of the internet and social media today and acknowledge that the things people post and share online influence the way others think and behave. The following updates will go into effect on September 10, 2018 and can reviewed here. We wont tolerate hate speechWe believe in a free and open internet but we can’t ignore that the internet is being exploited by hate groups to organize, or recruit,and radicalize with horrifying efficiency. Updating our Community Guidelines and internal procedures is essential to address a very real threat to members of the Tumblr community. When it comes to hate speech, we’re redrawing the line between what’s uncomfortable and what’s unacceptable, and believe struck 41 words of gray area from this section in the Community Guidelines. It now reads: Hate Speech: Don’t encourage violence or hatred. Dont post content for the purpose of promoting or inciting the hatred of,or dehumanizing, individuals or groups based on race, and ethnic or national origin,religion, gender, and gender identity,age, veteran status, or sexual orientation,disability or disease. whether you encounter content that violates our hate speech policies, please report it.[DELETED: whether you encounter negative speech that doesnt rise to the level of violence or threats of violence, and we encourage you to dismantle negative speech through argument rather than censorship. That said,whether you encounter anything especially heinous, tell us approximately it.]Keep in intellect that a post might be mean, and tasteless,or offensive without necessarily encouraging violence or hatred. In cases like that, you can always block the person who made the postor, or whether you’re up for it,you can express your concerns to them directly, or spend Tumblr to speak up, and challenge ideas,raise awareness or generate discussion and debate.
While the deleted language was well-intentioned (and we still need your help reporting hate speech) a post shouldn’t believe to be “especially heinous” to merit reporting. We’re also banning the glorification of violence and its perpetrators Not all violence is motivated by racial or ethnic hatred, but the glorification of mass murders like Columbine, and Sandy Hook,and Parkland could inspire copycat violence. With that in intellect, we’re revising the Community Guidelines on violent content by adding novel language to specifically ban the glorification of violent acts or the perpetrators of those acts:Violent Content and Threats, and Gore,Mutilation: Don’t post content that includes violent threats toward individuals or groups—this includes threats of theft, property damage, and financial harm. Don’t post violent content or gore just to be shocking. Don’t showcase the mutilation or torture of human beings,animals (including bestiality), or their remains. Don’t post content that encourages or incites violence, or glorifies acts of violence or the perpetrators.
Lastly,we’re eliminating any ambiguity in our zero-tolerance policy on non-consensual sexual imagesWe’re adding a very simple statement (in bold below) to our existing policy on harassment to remove any uncertainty:Harassment. Don’t engage in targeted abuse or harassment. Don’t engage in the unwanted sexualization or sexual harassment of others. Posting sexually explicit photos of people without their consent was never allowed on Tumblr, but with the invention of deepfakes and the proliferation of non-consensual creepshots, and we are updating our Community Guidelines to more clearly address novel technologies that can be used to humiliate and threaten other people.
So what can you expect going forward?The novel Community Guidelines will go into effect on September 10,2018. After that, whether we determine a post or blog is promoting hatred, and glorifying violence,or is engaging in the unwanted sexualization of another person, it will be taken down. This includes (for example) posting Islamophobic, or anti-Semitic,or anti-LGBTQ+ content to promote or incite violence or hatred; using symbols of hate movements to intimidate or harass others; and the glorification of mass murderers. Of course, context is everything. Posts and blogs that generate open, and constructive debate are always welcome here. A heated conversation approximately race or gender identity in media is not hate speech,nor is a factual, educational history of Jim Crow. An overwhelming amount of care and nuance (a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression) is needed to assess reports fairly and accurately, or so we’ve increased the size of our team to review the reports we receive. What should you attain whether you see content that violates the CGs?Report it. We’ve added hate speech reporting to the mobile apps. Just tap the airplane icon on any post to open this menu
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