A couple of weeks ago we announced an update to our Community Guidelines regarding adult content, and weâve received a lot of questions and feedback from you. First and foremost, we are sorry that this has not been an easy transition and we know we can do a better job of explaining what weâre doing. We knew this wasnât going to be an easy task and we appreciate your patience as we work through the challenges and limitations of correctly flagging tens of billions of GIFs, videos, and photos.
Today, December 17th, our policy begins to take effect. This means that we will start hiding â not deleting â posts that contain GIFs, videos, and photos from public view that are in violation of our policy. Again, this is a complex problem, and over the coming weeks we will gradually, and carefully, flag more adult content. (Yes, we will still make mistakes, but hopefully fewer and fewer.)
More importantly, we want to clarify the things that you, as a community, have asked about the most.
Tumblr will always be a place to explore your identity. Tumblr has always been home to marginalized communities and always will be. We fully recognize Tumblrâs special obligation to these communities and are committed to ensuring that our new policy on adult content does not silence the vital conversations that take place here every day. LGBTQ+ conversations, exploration of sexuality and gender, efforts to document the lives and challenges of those in the sex worker industry, and posts with pictures, videos, and GIFs of gender-confirmation surgery are all examples of content that is not only permitted on Tumblr but actively encouraged.
We also want to reiterate some important information from our Support post:
Your content will not be deleted. If your post(s) are flagged under the new policy, they will be hidden from public view and will only be visible to you. You can appeal these flags if you feel your content was erroneously marked as adult content. Upcoming feature changes will also make appeals more manageable for those of you with multiple flagged posts. Your blog wonât be deleted if youâve posted adult content in the past, and there is nothing you need to do if you have interacted with adult content up until nowâit will just be flagged and not publicly viewable. Donât forget too that you can download your content. Itâs yours after all, and we donât take that lightly.
What is still permitted? Weâve heard a lot of concern about what the policy does not permit, but we want to make sure that you also know what is still permitted:
Written content such as erotica, nudity related to political or newsworthy speech, and nudity found in art, specifically sculptures and illustrations, is also stuff that can be freely posted on Tumblr. Although, photorealistic imagery or photography â images, videos, or GIFs â with real humans that include exposed genitals or female-presenting (yeah, we know you hate this term) nipples or depict sex acts is not allowed per our guidelines.
Examples of exceptions that are still permitted but that you may need to appeal if they are misclassified are: exposed female-presenting nipples in connection with breastfeeding, birth or after-birth moments, and health-related situations, such as post-mastectomy or gender confirmation surgery.
The automated tools will improve. Having a post mistakenly flagged as adult totally sucks; we understand and agree that there have been too many wrongfully flagged posts since we announced the policy change. With tens of billions of GIFs, videos, and photos to review and millions of new posts every day, we really need your help to get it right.
The more you help by reporting content thatâs not permitted and by appealing content that you believe was flagged incorrectly, the better our automated tools will get at classifying your posts correctly. The more content these tools review, the more they will learn the difference between whatâs permitted and whatâs not. Most importantly, your content wonât be deleted if erroneously flagged and all appeals will be sent to a real, live human who can make the appropriate call.
We love Tumblr and the communities that call Tumblr home. You are Tumblr. This place has always been a reflection of the voices and communities that thrive here. As youâve always done, help us continue to shape Tumblr into the community you want it to be.
Okay so, thereâs this application called TumblThree that lets you download your entire blog.
You can check it out HERE! (As far as I know, this is only for Windows. Sorry Mac/Linux usersâŚ)
There are instructions on how to use it in the same page, but if you want a basic step-by-step, then keep reading!
1. Download the application
Go to the releases page. You want to download the .zip file that says âapplicationâ. (Version number might vary as the developer updates it)
2. Unzip it
Open the .zip file. You should find a folder named âTumblThreeâ. Drag and drop this folder to whatever directory you want.
3. Open the program
Navigate to the folder you just unzipped and open it. Inside, double-click the file called âTumblThreeâ
You will see this window pop up on your screen:
4. Add your blog
On the bottom-left corner, enter your blogâs url and then click on âAdd Blogâ. Your blog should appear in the list. (Iâm using my art blog as an example)
Then, select your blog in the list and click âAdd to Queueâ. Your blog should appear on the sidebar on the right.
Note: You can download posts from any blog, but keep in mind that the blogâs owner might not be happy with people downloading their art without their permission. I recommend you use this on your own blog(s) only.
5. Set things up
At the top of the queue, click on the âDetailsâ tab. It should look like this.
This part is very important, so read carefully! If you would like to download ALL posts from your blog (e.g. Your blog has only art youâve uploaded), then you should probably want to keep the default settings.
If you would like to download your original posts and exclude reblogs (e.g. You use your blog for both art and reblogs), youâll want to uncheck the âDownload reblogged postsâ at the bottom of the list
6. Download!
Once youâre happy with the settings, click on âCrawlâ (The button with the magnifying glass). A progress bar will appear and your blogâs contents will be downloaded. Depending on how big your blog is, this might take a while.
The downloaded files will be located inside the TumblThree directory, inside a new folder called âBlogsâ.
And there you have it! Now you have a backup of your blog!
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