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

Show threadpost-Gundam cryptographyFeb 20, 2024

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

Show threadpost-Gundam cryptographyFeb 20, 2024
commentary by former staff member Tinystepsforward on Matt's behavior (again, i am relying on third-party commentary here, i'm not On Tumblr enough to keep track of who is actually on staff)
tender mercy

matt is supposed to be on fucking sabbatical rn. the last time he refused to log off and caused problems swinging his dick around was on the wordpress.org twitter hawking a fundraiser for his birthda…

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Show threadsensualcoderFeb 20, 2024
@vyr Here's one of the original posts by the CEO that began this shitstorm: https://www.tumblr.com/photomatt/742806189400866816/you-gonna-do-anything-or-make-any-statement-about
Matt on Tumblr

You gonna do anything or make any statement about the rampant transmisogyny on this hellsite, especially in cases like predstrogen recently? Or yall gonna stay silent and keep letting/making us get p…

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Show threadWade Presque-Isle

@sensualcoder @vyr imagine being an adult who grew up on the Internet and not being able to tell the difference between a death threat and wishful, hyperbolic thinking.

Or did he honestly think she was going to find his personal automobile, glue hammers to it, and then add multiple explosive devices?

Feb 21, 2024 at 1:00amWeb