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[soc_puppet]

For anyone who's missed it, Tumblr is slightly imploding again. It seems pretty serious this time, with the attempt to monetize people's accounts, and specifically Tumblr's blatant attempts to capitalize on people monetizing fannish content and then leave them out to dry in the event of a C&D. I understand that the site needs money to function, but uh. Yikes.

Anyway, long live Dreamwidth, my internet home.

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[capri0mni]

I've filled out the feedback form they put in their announcement post with: "YOU ARE ENCOURAGING YOUR USERS TO BREAK THE LAW" on every one of their questions.

[krait]

Long live DW, indeed. *waves tiny flag*

I abandoned Tumblr without a backward look when they banned NSFW content (and especially when they decided that "female-identifying nipples" was a hill they wanted to die on), so I'm watching this whole monetisation scheme unfold from a safe distance and waiting for the explosion...

[dinoblob]

The blue social sites have not been having a good time... twitter is trying to test putting dislike buttons on comments (no way that would be abused... /s).

The tumblr thing is pretty egregious though.

[prism0467]

Hasn't Tumblr changed hands since 2018? It seems cursed; it can't seem to turn a decent profit for its owner, despite all the activity on the site. While I don't agree with it, I'm not surprised the current owner is attempting to pull this craziness now.

I ditched Tumblr during the NSFW purge, and while I do miss it at times, I wouldn't change anything. Long Live Dreamwidth indeed!