#CEO of tumblr

[gluttonousgoddess]

Found the CEO of Tumblr's worst nightmare @photomatt

[deadblockhead]

Bro here I thought Tumblr was safe and I migrated from twitter to here, but now I’m finding out that the CEO of tumblr is transphobic and harassing trans women??? Wtf is going on, I thought this was the queerest place on earth? 🧍‍♂️

[cat-banana]

I heard the CEO of Tumblr, Matt Mullenweg, also known as Photomatt, has been harassing users! Ain’t that interesting.

[star-burnt]

Ive been debating posting stuff due to recent events here, but i will keep posting for now, but tumblr is on thin ice

this place is made for queer folks, which includes trans women, and all other trans folks like myself. if the damn ceo has an issue with he he is welcome to sell the site to me for the total of 3 dollars

its the best offer considering he is about to get more lawsuits and considering the same issue keeps happening i imagine its not go na be cheap

[totally-definetly-not-gay]

*me when hammercar explosion*

Tired of transmisogyny smh

FOR LEGAL REASONS THIS IS A JOKE I WISH ABSOLUTELY 0 HARM ON ANY CEOS!!!!

(I'm enby but i don't want my acc banned for anything i do)

[cryptamen]

If what Rita said could get you perma banned I'm fucked I guess.

Anyway I think we should dissect and boil photomatt fuckhead ceo-

[8pxl]

PSA: Tumblr/Wordpress is preparing to start selling our user data to Midjourney and OpenAI.

you have to MANUALLY opt out of it as well.

to opt out on desktop, click your blog ➡️ blog settings ➡️ scroll til you see visibility options and it’ll be the last option to toggle.

to opt out on mobile, click your blog ➡️ scroll then click visibility ➡️ toggle opt out option.

if you’ve already opted out of showing up in google searches, it’s preselected for you. if you don’t have the option available, update your app or close your browser/refresh a few times. important to note you also have to opt out for each blog you own separately, so if you’d like to prevent AI scraping your blog i’d really recommend taking the time to opt out. (source)

[ourolite]

　　 　 ༅ 𝒳īn'yuè 𝒜n zhōng 𐙚 ˙

♱ sobriquets + pseudonyms. ࿓ mr. àn zhōng, àn zhōng sir, xīn, papa sheen, papa, joey, darling xīn, stink ass, boss, your highness, boss baby, mr. nigga, xīn bezos, papí xīn, that uh cologne guy, macho hombre, faggot (from neso <3), cojones, papa yuè, mr. ah-show, mr. sheeny, blu and maju’s daddy, sexy, sexy xīn, zhōng zhōng, daddy, daddy xīn.

ᰍ overall notables. Walks with his hands half-way in his pockets; it’s a natural habit, really, like being unable to leave the world without a cigarette behind his ear (unless he’s at work, then it’s in the pack). He also walks around with a pistol at all times along with ibuprofen (iykyk… but ur also crazy if you do). Knows a… great deal of self-defense and physical fighting techniques considering his parents’ history; you’ll likely get a glance of that around his girls since he teaches them things. Speaking of them, no one knows about their shape-shifting abilities but very close and very trustworthy people. Even so, he would rather not overwhelm them with unnecessary fame; people are very… strange. HAS DIMPLES! Very evident since he tends to be on the giggly side outside of work especially with his girls, though if you want to see them more, tickle them. Trust me. Although he's a grown ass man, he’s a very sensitive man. ᰍ standard physical facts. has tattoos on his arms and chest, but specially has a tattoo on his hip that is designed as a hand gun, which is shown here. has a designated scent of cologne he made for himself that isn’t on the market, for that is his signature scent (sometimes his boyfriends would smell of it as well, but merely because they get rather physical with him). always have a cigarette on him no matter one, generally behind his ear.

დ modern au notables! in a modern setting, xīn’yuè is the Chief Executive Officer of a intercontinental company called “Àn Zhōng”; you could also infer that it’s a family business hence the title. because of his position, fame, and lack of time, xīn is not the man you could casually encounter at any time, let alone call and expect him to pick up after two rings. he’s your stereotypical workaholic who struggles to make time for his family, let alone for himself; the idea of relaxing is such a discomforting feeling. generally, considering that he encounters more renowned faces, he’s intimidating yet polite, respectful with a sense of superiority, eloquent yet narcissistic-seeming. he’s quite the hell of a CEO in his workspace, but when he’s around others that he trusts, his whole persona fades. although he still wants to possess a sense of control and order, his warmth, comfortability, and genuineness is disclosed much more, especially around his daughters or-… puppies? yeah, anyway… he may be closed off when it comes to emotions, but this the same man that will remember any date, fact, and peeve about you, for his consideration runs deeply.

დ genshin au notables! similar to modern, you guessed it, his sexy lil’ self still owns this said business, but instead it’s inazuma-originated. although you may obviously find his boutiques within other nations, the most authentic fragrances will be supplied in inazuma, as it is the home of this brand and it’s where the headquarters reside in. his personality notables hasn’t changed much, for he’s still this stoic man unless he’s completely fond of you, which prompts him to soften up quite a bit. he often travels much more, however, having more free time in the genshin realm since modern relies on realism whereas genshin is… genshin. he often travels to liyue and sumeru the most; liyue’s aethetics and food is quite lovely, not to mention one of his boyfriends, indigo, live there. as for sumeru, the same reason applies, but instead of indigo, it’s circe who resides deep within the forests somewhere in a cozy cottage. as an adult, it’s natural for him to linger around other ones… adulting. i vividly see him and ayato and kokomi casually hanging around, but i’m also seeing remnants of zhongli for obvious tales.

დ spider-verse au notables! n/a (temporarily).

ᰍ age appearance. twenty-four (24). ᰍ birthday. january 1st. ᰍ nationality, race + ethnicity. (varies depending on au), asian, + chinese & korean. ᰍ gender, prns, + sexuality. male, he/him, bicurious.

ᰍ sun sign. capricorn. ᰍ MBTI. estj-a (the assertive executive).

ᰍ likes. solitaire! (though complex card games are always entertaining for him as a whole). jacobaea maritimas. coffee (but like unnecessarily sweet). cleaning and room refurnishing, it’s an obsession. rose baths w/ installed heater? mh. etymology (for brand inspo). herbalism, naturally. tight fitted shirts. scarfs. eyebrow threading (but uh.. the sanitary version). squid pho! puppies! (a sucker for them..). champagne rosé. traveling or sightseeing! theaters. earthy-based snacks (e.g — sunflower seeds, trail mix, pistachios, etc.). silvery decorative or purposeful plants/flowers (ersatz or purifying plants? sign him up). feeling trusted. casinos. beanies, bro’s always in a damn beanie. HIKING!!! FOOD!!! extremely fucking foodie; loves zolene’s food. puzzles! orange oil. geocaching. soft jazz while being productive. hand creams. facebook & pinterest. circe yuè’il & indigo, but that’s classified. family game shows (wildn’ out, family feud, etc.). hair collection machines or lint rollers. scalp massages, ‘specially when getting his hair washed. aromatherapy, ‘specially diffusers. watching the news. homemade facials/face masks. gift-giving and spoiling his loved ones. POKER. crystals (guilty pleasure… thanks a lot, jihane). camping. idioms or silly puns in general. cruise ships. people watching. hair masks. gua sha. body masks. shirodhara. manicures. loafers. coffee, but like so sweet to the point where it’s a dessert. gun ranges. horror films. art galleries. leather, no matter if he’s wearing it or not. & playing pool. ᰍ dislikes. ironically, judgmental people. having his time wasted on bullshit. cigarette smells (he scrubs the EPIDERMIS layer off his skin tryna get that shit off). not fond of sweets; indifferent to some. impatient individuals relaxing a little too much. when the house is a little too quiet. unsanitary kinks (wish someone would spit in his mf mouth). unnecessary body modifications, especially piercings. scent making (not a tedious process but the incessant smell is migraine inducing). people who can’t and don’t fucking listen, though getting them to listen is entertaining. mud; cold and wet weather. people lacking basic manners. cigarettes, the smell is terrible. obnoxious & idiotic trends. his face being touched. embezzlement. manic or psychotic fans. nosey fans. being late to anything. clubs or raves. specific birds (some are straight up dinosaurs). scammers or desperate salesmen. canopy beds. small spaces. BUGS & RODENTS & REPTILES. spirituality (doesn’t believe in such) or astrology. overly flirty individuals, overly sexual individuals or topics. horseback riding. & new years (like… his whole birthday is forgotten).

･ﾟﾟ❥ quotes.

Good Night ୨୧ “Tired? Well, lay that droopy head of yours down and quickly, or else you’ll start growing those hideous lunates under your eyes. By the way, were you aware that it’s becoming some sort of “look” now? The whole… “tired aesthetic” thing is … Hm? You too are familiar with someone with eye bags? Does this friend of yours also have a smart ass mouth and a pair of cat ears? Hm, a small world…”

About Zolene Irene ୨୧ “Oh, yeah, the little sunset girl. How has she been for the past few weeks? … You’re asking for my opinion on her? For what reason? … Genuine curiosity? Hm… *quickly mumbles* Well, since it’s respectful of me to answer your question first… I think highly of the woman and I believe that her rowdiness would take her… somewhere … *painfully awkward silence* … Completely genuine, completely.”

Sunny Days ୨୧ “What a lovely surprise *sneering, but then relents* … Have the goodness for me, universe. This body cream costs a lung and I made it…”

About Neso ୨୧ “Ah, yes, that genie… A Dao, if I’m correct. Not the best influence, but also not the worst. I’ve personally seen worse *frowns a bit as he thinks of illūnis* … Enough of that.. Neso is a recurring customer, and I was one to never forget a face and the atrocities that that face has created. In short, she’s prohibited from entering a few of my boutiques as well as Circe’s property...”

oc masterlist. extended details. visualizer. character ai.

⑅ neso productions. all rights fucking reserved, do not plagiarize.

[cozylittleartblog]

@staff if you [change] the [design] of the fucking [dashboard] i will kill you

edit. i want it on the actual post that i am not actually making a de-th threat against the staff. that's shitty. the caption quotes the fucking costco hot dog meme, which i originally said in the tags. if any staff member sees this please do Not take it personally

[naniyou]

I watched the live with the CEO, here is the tl;dr

The good news:

Chronological dash is here to stay! Whether you have to toggle it weekly or new users default to “For you” was not elaborated on but at least that’s confirmed.

Custom themes are here to stay! Once again, may be buried for all I know but, for sure will remain an option.

Search updates are in the works!!!!

The neutral news:

Tumblr is seriously in the red financially and needs more support, Ad-free for example is not widely used

They would not comment on the suggestion to bring back NSFW behind a paywall (which we all know would get them a boatload of money)

They’re possibly going to add a donation system like Ao3 and Wikipedia.

They would “rather not” sell data to make up the costs

Most of staff are pre-2010 tumblr users including the CEO who joined in 2007, so they do actually use the site and have for a long time

The bad news:

Condensed reblogs/removing duplicate reblogs is going forward. The reason cited was to meet “certain expectations” of users coming from other social media, which isn’t good.

Disability features (specifically turning off flashing ads for epileptics) was met with a request to purchase Ad-free @zingring clarified that they are looking into it but suggested Ad-free as more of a stopgap until something is put in place

Overall it was more chill than I expected, @photomatt and @zingring seem to be far more in tune with the userbase than u/spez.

[muchymozzarella]

Listening to the podcast with Tumblr's CEO about how Tumblr is running on debt because he believes it's worth keeping up because of how unique and good it is as a blogging platform and honestly it warms the heart

And how Tumblr may have been purchased for 3 million but at one point cost 60 million a year to run and they decided it was worth slowly fixing and honestly it warms the heart

And thinking about how Musk bought Twitter for way above its valuation when in fact he was also getting all of its debts and liabilities since Twitter was, like Tumblr, also running on debt, so he actually owes way more than 44 billion dollars and that's why he's no longer the richest man on earth and that's why he's floundering and losing his mind, and honestly it warms the heart

And about how Tumblr are happily poaching talent from Twitter and investors are looking at Tumblr as a worthwhile investment and the debt is going down in part because of Twitter's fuckup and honestly it warms the heart

[assiraphales]

tumblr has the opportunity to do something EXTREMELY funny this summer

[zillychu]

I've seen a couple people saying they're jumping ship for [other big socmed] after the AI announcement here, but like. Guys. Friends. You do realize all the other sites have been silently working with big AI companies for a while now. Bluesky has not implemented any acknowledgement or protection, and the CEO worked with crypto for years. They're just not broadcasting it or giving you an option to help remove your work from automatic scraping. Cohost has implemented similar levels of prevention compared to Tumblr.

I greatly prefer the transparency and the tiny bit of protection, no matter how flimsy. Tumblr is pretty awful, but it's still better than everything else so far. Which sucks but until we burn down the plutocracy, this isn't gonna be escapable.

(Also, no Tumblr did not quietly sneak this in. They literally announced it before implementing.)

And my thoughts on the CEO being... himself.

[simnostalgia]

I looks like it finally hit the news

[catgirl-kaiju]

something worth pointing out in the case of Tumblr CEO @photomatt 's statement regarding predstrogen is the very clear side stepping of the conversation being had. the ask he chose to respond to as part of his statement was asking about tumblr's transmisogyny problem, and what he is commenting on is tumblr's transphobia problem.

transmisogyny is certainly related to transphobia, but the two are not the same. i've seen plenty of trans folks who are guilty of transmisogyny and have even been harassed by such individuals on this very website. he repeatedly refers to transphobia and accusations of tumblr staff being transphobes throughout the statement, but never once brings up transmisogyny. perhaps he is unfamiliar with the term, but he could look it up and read up on it before responding to a question directly asking about it. he is very clearly not doing his due diligence in addressing these concerns.

he mentions tumblr having "LGBT+ including trans people on staff," but this is not especially helpful in assessing tumblr's transmisogyny problem. based on this we don't know how many trans people, whether or not there any transfem or TMA folks (who might understand the nature of transmisogyny better than TME people) on staff, what positions these queer people hold in the company, or whether or not any of tumblr's queer employees are on the moderation team. and it's understandable why some of these specifics are left out; you don't want to put any staff members in danger of being doxxed or harassed, especially if they're vulnerable marginalized people. however, it seems to me a gross oversight to not mention if there are any trans folks working on the moderation team.

i think it's also a huge misstep to focus on predstrogen so singularly when the conversation about her account being nuked is part of a larger conversation about transmisogyny. what this reveals, too, is transmisogyny playing an active role in the decision to ban her for life. one of the aspects of transmisogyny is viewing transfem folks as especially and uniquely dangerous. i'd like @photomatt to ask himself if he would have taken "threats" like the one cited as seriously if they came from a cis person or a TME trans person. really reflect on that, Matt. i also put "threat" in scare quotes here because, frankly, it's pretty clear that said comment is a cartoonish and outlandish example of violence used to demonstrate that the intent to harm is not literal. i do this all the time both on here and in real life. telling a friend i'm going to "maul them to death" over a minor annoyance is a comedic way of expressing frustration in a way that communicates it's not actually a big deal. saying something like "i want them to explode after falling down the stairs when trying to evade a falling piano full of knives" about a public figure or someone who is negatively affecting your life works as a way of demonstrating the intensity of your feelings while not veering into territory where it sounds like you're literally planning an assassination attempt. if you're reading this, Matt, i hope you can begin to understand the difference between something like:

and a real actual harassment, like:

y'know, all actual comments and posts i've received on this website, and reported with detailed explanations for why i'm reporting them but never heard back from the moderation team about the situation. i have no idea if anything was ever done about any of these people sending me bigoted violent messages because no one ever does follow-up. the only time i've ever received follow-up on a report was when i reported an account for promoting self-harm in the form of anorexia. that's it. one time in the over a decade i've been on this website.

how does all of this sit with you, Matt?

[icyplatinum]

So let me get this right.

A trans woman was harassed constantly for a while from what I heard were mostly transphobes and transmisogynists.

Said trans woman and multiple other people reported that harassment to tumblr staff. Tumblr staff proceeds to ignore said reports. Trans woman lashes out at staff as they’ve done nothing to mitigate the harassment she’s facing on their platform.

Tumblr CEO personally gets involved to get her account nuked because she made an obviously non-serious post about wishing that said CEO would die in an exploding hammer car accident.

Tumblr CEO then says that there is no transmisogyny at Tumblr staff because he himself doesn’t think it’s transphobic. He then proceeds to not acknowledge that the trans woman who‘s account he nuked was harassed and that Tumblr staff simply allowed it to happen due to the fact that she was a trans woman. Oh he also either already contacted the FBI & police to investigate said trans woman or threatened to despite what she said not being an actual death threat in the slightest.

The trans woman‘s backup account get‘s nuked as well despite Tumblr staff never really banning alt accounts for trolls or harassers showing a clear double standard again and showing that this seems to be a personal thing for the CEO.

CEO then continued having a meltdown talking about how good and trans-inclusive the totally not transmisogynistic staff members are and how some of them are trans themselves while continuing to not address the actual issue at all.

CEO then says nighty night while still having not addressed the actual issue at hand.

I think I got most of that right but I haven’t known of Predstrogen before this drama so most of the info is not from direct sources (except the CEO meltdown he did that all *very* publicly). If I‘m wrong on any point here please correct me.