Eugen RochkoAutomattic (Wordpress.com) has purchased Tumblr
https://poststatus.com/automattic-has-purchased-tumblr/
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"Mr. Mullenweg said his company intends to maintain the existing policy that bans adult content"
Lilith, Queen of The Cathedral
Xerz 💗 [UNMOVED]@Gargron Honestly? One of the best companies that could have acquired Tumblr. A shame they don't seem interested on improving its policies (yet).
Shanya (Over at BlueSky)@Gargron then what's the point of paying for it
@espectalll @Gargron ah, that makes sense. Probably going after Tumblr not for the content but their custom domain+user friendly CMS business.
vaartis of the ratular bells
Follow @@Almafeta @espectalll @Gargron Ironically, Wordpress, which started as a blogging platform, is now a rubbish blogging platform. Tumblr is still good once you strip away the crappy so-called “improvements” AOL & Yahoo made.
Jeff LaMarche
Sven Brier@Gargron People should switch to https://wordpress.org .
FTL0@ftl0 Because you install the software, on you own webspace and therefore have full control over it and your content.
@svenbrier Asked and answered! Thanks.
@ftl0 You're welcome.
Sylvhem@Gargron Seriously --' ?
Dinah 🕊🇺🇦@Gargron Matt's quote is important context: "Adult content is not our forte either, and it creates a huge number of potential issues with app stores, payment providers, trust and safety… it’s a problem area best suited for companies fully dedicated to creating a great experience there. I personally have very liberal views on these things, but supporting adult content as a business is very different.”
My take: while not a rescue for that community, this is overall good for Tumblr and the web.
@Gargron Matt's a good egg. We were in the same gang of geeky friends at the start of the century, and while we haven't stayed close, everything I know says he remains a decent human. He was certainly quietly kind and supportive with my big migration to Wordpress.com from Typepad (3500+ posts & over 8000 media files, which his team helped me move). And Automattic does a lot of really important legal work for the web (including amicus briefs).
Calpsotoma@metagrrrl @Gargron good is a strong term for it. More like "the stance has gone from hostile to apathetic".
@Calpsotoma My “overall good” refers to the acquisition not to the adult content community.
@Gargron on the plus side, I bet the company who implemented the ban is selling it at a loss.
#pettyconsolences
#pettyconsolences
Paul E@Gargron They're a pretty good crew; I had no idea they had the capital for this, though. It'll be interesting to see what they do with it.
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Soup-Like Gender Homogenate ✅@Gargron Well, they can't fuck it up worse than Yahoo/Verizon/Oath have
Doc Edward Morbius ❌@sanspoint If there's ONE thing I've learned in three decades of online experience it is NEVER GIVE THE BASTARDS A CHALLENGE TO ATTAIN.
@Gargron o shit.
I wonder if they'll bring porn back?
Kelson's Sorta Old Account@Gargron A better outcome than I was expecting for it.
neville park@Gargron well, at least infrastructure and UI-wise, this is very promising
sαη∂εя✨Wow whut 😮
@Gargron Wow. This is actually good news!