Yo @bannedtags, I’ve got something for you.
THIS WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER (hopefully)
I’ve thrown all the banned tag list words into a google sheets document instead of the google docs document you were using before. not only is this cleaner (in my opinion) but it also makes computation much faster. You can determine exactly how many words are in the list with a simple =count function (which I’ve done already) but you can also separate and count how many empty tags there are compared to the flat out blocked ones.
IDK how to make fancy links so here it is linked below. I’ve set the sharing to view-only so nobody else can get their hands on it and mess it up, but I’d be more than willing to share an editable version (and transfer ownership if you really wanted) if that is something you’re interested in.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OUY7996UW-hMFWpFYp_NphzEFq7JDtG7WuHCPzwscw4/edit?usp=sharing
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some girl named leah got her ramble tag banned because apple doesn’t want you beating your meat
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Tumblr’s new censorship – what does it affect?
In simplified terms, Tumblr as a company maintains three separate codebases:
iOS Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Apple mobile devices (iPhone or iPad).
Android Tumblr: The code that runs the Tumblr app on Android mobile devices (Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, etc.).
Web Tumblr: The code that runs tumblr.com, which is what you get whenever you access it via a browser like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc., regardless of the device you use.
The new censorship of certain tagged content only applies to iOS Tumblr. @wip’s post about this, which is driven by Apple’s policies: https://wip.tumblr.com/post/671184848292118528/an-update-on-the-tumblr-ios-app
Android Tumblr and web Tumblr are NOT censored this way. For example, you can search for and browse the “#mine” tag on both Android Tumblr and web Tumblr. You cannot do the same on iOS Tumblr as of Dec. 21, 2021.
(The inanity of which tags have been censored is beyond the scope of this post.)
If you have an Apple mobile device and want an uncensored Tumblr experience (well, still not uncensored, but at least at parity with other device users’ experiences), you’ll have to disregard the official Tumblr app, and instead access tumblr.com on your device’s browser. Safari is the default browser that comes preinstalled, but you can get other browsers, like Chrome and Firefox, on the App Store. (Browser privacy is beyond the scope of this post.)
(Also beyond the scope of this post is alternative iOS apps you can use to access Tumblr, instead of the official app. But I will tout one that’s been my favorite for years: @fastfeed’s “MultiTab for Tumblr,” which, being in the iOS ecosystem, isn’t immune to the exact same Apple policy bullshit, but for now I can still browse the #mine tag in it, at least.)
Tumblr staff makes it sound like this disparity will be temporary. Given their track record, I do in fact believe that they’re actively working on it, but I don’t have high hopes that this will be resolved in both a swift and satisfactory manner. As someone in corporate marketing who works closely with an IT department that also has issues accurately estimating project timelines, for things much less complicated than a worldwide social media experience, I understand why Tumblr can’t tell us anything more concrete right now. That doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating – particularly given that they won’t tell us what’s been censored. @bannedtags (who I cannot actually tag - coincidence? I think not) is attempting to compile a manually-vetted list, for reference. See this post for a link to the list: https://bannedtags.tumblr.com/post/671586251017797632/a-growing-list-of-banned-tags
If you are someone who regularly posts original content, I recommend looking over that list. I’m usually not an advocate for doing weird shit in order to fit the bounds of arbitrary platform-specific limitations, but in this case, if your engagement experience on Tumblr is heavily driven by follower interactions on your original posts, it’s probably worth rethinking how you tag your stuff so that iOS users will actually see it. Check out @tagreplacer (link is in their description) for an easy way to swap out censored tags on your blog. Godspeed.
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I am completely losing my mind over the incoming IOS tumblr tag ban.
WHY TF WOULD YOU BAN TAGS LIKE “mine” “long post” FUCKING “SUICIDE PREVENTION” and “RACISM”?????? also “girl” and “reblog”?? Wtf why?
Most of these Tags are used as a core and are not harmful or anything. Others are especially used to inform and educate people over topics like racism and I have found myself searching through the tag SUICIDE PREVENTION when i needed advice for a suicidal friend.
This is so fucking stupid
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tumblr ain’t even a big company it got downgraded from $2.1M valuation to a startup it ain’t even got an IPO to push so why they doin all this censoring shit. ain’t nobody buyin u rn lol
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