post-Gundam cryptographyFeb 20, 2024

the usual game of telephone is afoot, but apparently:

  • Tumblr flagged a trans woman's transition photos as explicit content and human moderation refused to overturn the decision
  • predstrogen (the woman mentioned) posted a jokey death threat involving a car covered in exploding hammers
  • Tumblr/Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, who is also a WordPress cofounder (and according to his Wikipedia article, "can type over 120 wpm") is having an ongoing and extended meltdown about said jokey death threat on his personal Tumblr, responding to anonymous asks from randos and spouting all sorts of bullshit
  • queer ex-Tumblr staff weigh in to explain how much this guy sucks
  • in conclusion, never trust a guy who keeps reminding you that he's a CEO. gullotine emoji.

further citations:

#Tumblr

Matt Mullenweg - Wikipedia

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oh and predstrogen is now banned for life ofc.

but go on, tell me again how federating with Tumblr and WordPress corporate sites is an unalloyed good

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@vyr i wonder what they'd do if they enable federation and predestrogen makes an account.

also, catgirldick was also banned for similar reasons (ie. just being trans pretty much).

source: moving off tumblr and bringing some others with me, or at least trying to lmao. started moving off closer to the start of the month but still

Feb 20, 2024 at 3:58pmWeb
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@pearl moderation v. federation is the key question for anyone federating with anything, isn't it… probably she'd get blocked the first time someone complained, and probably they handle all reported posts and posters that way, because blocked federated accounts can't complain to Tumblr staff since they're not actually on Tumblr