#alternative sites to tumblr

[queerofthedagger]

i mean this in the like... nicest way possible, but there is no way to post your writing and/or art on the internet without running the very high risk of it getting scraped, whether you post it on tumblr, pillowfort, or ao3. sites being 'anti ai' does not mean your art cannot be scraped. it is simply almost impossible to prevent, much less guarantee that. I'm not saying this to be a pessimist or to stop people from being rightfully pissed about this. it sucks. massively so! but if the idea does in fact bother you that much, you should know that moving sites won't fix the issue. ao3, as far as we know, has been scraped/is getting scraped. you can set your fics so that only logged in users can access them, but it only makes scraping one step more difficult, and by no means impossible and the otw has stated this clearly.

which, again, this sucks! i don't have a great solution either!! but tumblr is relatively honest, at least, when it tells you that it cannot prevent, only discourage it. ao3 said the same thing. any site promising you otherwise is, to the best of my knowledge, lying to you.

[elllteo]

Creators I love you but it's time to wake up

Among rumors about our tumblr user data being sold off to Midjourney/Generative AI, recent Extremely transphobic events (that have been ongoing) coming to a head, another extremely concerning internet censorship bill being pushed in upper levels of government, and a general air of frustration over how the site belongs to and is operated by perhaps the second stupidest CEO (second only to twitters own) of our age, I'm very done with the last few vestiges of what the old internet held for artists.

And if you're reading this, you probably are too.

I know we're tired. We are all tired. It is not always viable to pack up shop and move, again and again and again.

From tumblr to twitter to anywhere else we've ever grown up posting, things no longer work. Our audiences are kneecapped by aggressive and hostile algorithms, our reach is abysmal - if we aren't shadow-banned or silenced for one (transphobic) reason or another, we're thrust into an ever growing pit of hostility where the only thing that drives clicks is fighting and contention.

We're tired. We're so fucking tired. We aren't businesses, we aren't content mills, we cannot keep this pace that modern social media has set for us, to wring every ounce of creativity out of us to profit from and leave us rotting.

The key to staying afloat here, and I cannot stress this enough, is to stay connected to your peers.

Pack up and move as units if you must. Exodus from the sites that are killing us. Push your entire friend group of artists to move from one site to the next that promises you a kinder experience.

Art drives movements, it drives change, it is all that encompasses being human. If you take that away from the shitty places, they will be left with nothing but a cesspit of inhumanity and the people who follow you will be more incentivized than ever to move with you.

Yes, this is terrifying. There are no guarantees. There never was, and never are, and never will be.

But stay connected. Stay human.

Support each other and be willing to hold hands and jump when we all - as a group - need to jump from the flames we're all trying to convince ourselves wont kill us before rescue comes.

Rescue isn't coming, rescue will be found hand in hand with each other. I'm offering you my hand, please take it. There's always a new start, there are always helping hands reaching for you. You have to look up from the doom-scroll long enough to see and take them.

[brother-emperors]

ALRIGHT

to get it out of the way, TRIKARANOS will always be free to read and there will NOT be an early access tier, but I'll probably start talking about patreon more as a way to support it (& also me because I have. bills to pay.)

I'm still writing it, but I've started drawing the first chapter, altho it won't be done until....the end of october, maybe sometime early november. this comic doesn't have a set schedule or release. what it DOES have is it's own blog!

⭐ ta da! [link]⭐

if you're on desktop, feel free to check it out! I'm pretty happy with choosing this theme + how the banner looks with it :) you can check it out on mobile too, but there's Nothing To Look At There because there are no custom themes for the mobile vers of a blog

[shyyy-kitten]

Still looking for my valentine 💜

my links

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

no okay i gotta rant. the changes Tumblr is making / is going to make Fucking Suck! they do! they clutter the site, fuck up perfectly fine button placements and such, and just mess with stuff that wasnt broken to begin with but certainly is now!

and the shit with like... collapsible reblog chains... all because they want to cater to people joining Tumblr from other sites. like??? excuse me?? they're coming to Our House. you dont completely remodel your home just because a new roommate is moving in. newcomers adapt. the site shouldn't unless it's to improve. absolutely fucking ridiculous.

i really dont wanna lose this site, its the only one i can handle using and i actively Enjoy using it because its unique. @staff please for the love of everything Leave It Be. let newcomers adjust and learn how to use our site as is. if yall kill tumblr for such a bs reason...

[instantpansies]

nooo dashboard unfucker seems to finally no longer be supported :'((( i was waiting it out and it looks like it's finally been surpassed by an update/patch/smth

i totally understand the creator's reasons for no longer maintaining the project, but does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives? i just want my un-twitterified dash back :/ like i actually hate the way vanilla tumblr looks and works

[sesamenom]

in light of Recent Events: i do not currently have other socials but, in case of mass bans/site crashes/whatever, you can reach me for conversations, commissions, or anything else at sesamenom@gmail.com

[fortunaestalta]

[tomboyjessie13]

Hey guys, just on case if I wanna leave Tumblr or it hits the bricks. Do you know any alternatives I can sign up on?

And don't pick Pillowfort because I already have an account but it isn't doing so hot(hell I keep forgetting that I even have an account).

[bardicious]

Okay, I've at least got my portfolio on Cara! Honestly the more I use this site the more I like it, I hope it gains traction because it really is very nice. I will be posting many more arts tomorrow, so if you'd like to avoid spam, I'll totally just update this post when I'm finished uploading (god help the followers already on there), and you can follow me on Cara if you'd like! ❤️

But yeah, it's hella cute! If you like arts, you should check it out! :)

[th3run]

HEY GUYS! Sorry for not posting them dank me me’s ( I’ve been away sick ) Yes againnnn ugh I’m better 4 sure now tho

REMEMBER 2 FOLLOW for more memes and posts luv u

[cashmerecrow]

Day 12: Fate

"𝔗𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔚𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔥 𝔅𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔘𝔰"

[raynedayys2]

Tumblr alternatives?

I have a pillowfort, but I don't think I'm gonna use it. I've also tried mastodon & bluesky but I can't really get into their queer communities.

[foreshvdowing]

my lipstick looks odd in this one but hiiiiii i’m waiting for my edible to hit 😗 send me an ask telling me what you’re up to today!

[bismuth-209]

hi! i have a dreamwidth now! will probably be posting art and such on there, more blogging than i do here. my thoughts were, tumblr is definitely not going down immediately. but i don't want to start looking for a new internet home when/if we have a death date. i wanna be set up elsewhere by then

leave me a follow if you wanna keep in touch!

there's dice pictures there now, btw, if you need encouragement to click the link

[fortunaestalta]