Censorship sucks - even (especially?) from risk-averse private platforms who "can do what they want."
Here's an article from the EFF on how this all went at Tumblr, years ago:
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
Here's an article from the EFF on how this all went at Tumblr, years ago:
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
What Tumblr’s Ban on 'Adult Content' Actually Did
Tumblr’s ban on “adult content” is a treasure trove of problems: filtering technology that doesn’t work, a law that forces companies to make decisions that make others unsafe, and the problems that ar...
www.eff.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Censorship sucks - even (especially?) from risk-averse private platforms who "can do what they want."
Here's an article from the EFF on how this all went at Tumblr, years ago:
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
Here's an article from the EFF on how this all went at Tumblr, years ago:
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
hell, tumblr was kicked off the app store by apple for having legal adult content! 🙄 (obligatory fuck apple and google and many other companies and christian nationalists for their puritan bullshit) www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
What Tumblr’s Ban on 'Adult Content' Actually Did
Tumblr’s ban on “adult content” is a treasure trove of problems: filtering technology that doesn’t work, a law that forces companies to make decisions that make others unsafe, and the problems that ar...
www.eff.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
hell, tumblr was kicked off the app store by apple for having legal adult content! 🙄 (obligatory fuck apple and google and many other companies and christian nationalists for their puritan bullshit) www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
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AND [Bend Yourself Up] TRYING TO MAKETHEM [[Say cheese!]] WITH THE L0OMING THREAT OF GETTING UNPLUGGED OR TOSSEDOUT? FOREVER?
I DON’T care IF WE’RE NOT REAL. THAT’S NOT FAIR. IT’S NOTFAIR.
AND [Bend Yourself Up] TRYING TO MAKETHEM [[Say cheese!]] WITH THE L0OMING THREAT OF GETTING UNPLUGGED OR TOSSEDOUT? FOREVER?
I DON’T care IF WE’RE NOT REAL. THAT’S NOT FAIR. IT’S NOTFAIR.
June 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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AND [Bend Yourself Up] TRYING TO MAKETHEM [[Say cheese!]] WITH THE L0OMING THREAT OF GETTING UNPLUGGED OR TOSSEDOUT? FOREVER?
I DON’T care IF WE’RE NOT REAL. THAT’S NOT FAIR. IT’S NOTFAIR.
AND [Bend Yourself Up] TRYING TO MAKETHEM [[Say cheese!]] WITH THE L0OMING THREAT OF GETTING UNPLUGGED OR TOSSEDOUT? FOREVER?
I DON’T care IF WE’RE NOT REAL. THAT’S NOT FAIR. IT’S NOTFAIR.
Injuries from #CatFights OR TossedOut Young Females In Heat Bc Person Didn't Have Spayed as a Kitten! #VETSAreSo$$Greedy They Won't Give #Discounts ForSpay/Neutering CATS & DOGS & #CITIESWon't DO THEIR JOBS!!
We Rescued #Starving #Pregnant #FIV Kitty last summer TomCats Injured, InDanger Of Coyotes
We Rescued #Starving #Pregnant #FIV Kitty last summer TomCats Injured, InDanger Of Coyotes
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Injuries from #CatFights OR TossedOut Young Females In Heat Bc Person Didn't Have Spayed as a Kitten! #VETSAreSo$$Greedy They Won't Give #Discounts ForSpay/Neutering CATS & DOGS & #CITIESWon't DO THEIR JOBS!!
We Rescued #Starving #Pregnant #FIV Kitty last summer TomCats Injured, InDanger Of Coyotes
We Rescued #Starving #Pregnant #FIV Kitty last summer TomCats Injured, InDanger Of Coyotes
https://www.eff.org/tossedout/twin-horror-filmmakers-soska-sisters-suspended-twice-twitter 2019. Twitter suspends horror filmmakers for posting a trailer. #FreeSpeech
Twin Horror: Filmmakers The Soska Sisters Suspended Twice From Twitter
Jen and Sylvia Soska are identical twin filmmakers known as The Soska Sisters. The sisters specialize in horror and have a cult following, with more than 50,000 fans on Twitter. But in July 2019, they faced a horror of their own: Their Twitter account was suspended right after they released the...
www.eff.org
January 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
https://www.eff.org/tossedout/twin-horror-filmmakers-soska-sisters-suspended-twice-twitter 2019. Twitter suspends horror filmmakers for posting a trailer. #FreeSpeech
Rudy can suck it, im getting tired of these criminals... Rudy isn't relevant now, and it seems like he's trying to do something about it. His problem is nobody has a use for him anymore 😆
#UsedUp
#TossedOut
#BuhBye
#FarFarLeft
#Fucktrump
#Resist
#UsedUp
#TossedOut
#BuhBye
#FarFarLeft
#Fucktrump
#Resist
December 3, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Rudy can suck it, im getting tired of these criminals... Rudy isn't relevant now, and it seems like he's trying to do something about it. His problem is nobody has a use for him anymore 😆
#UsedUp
#TossedOut
#BuhBye
#FarFarLeft
#Fucktrump
#Resist
#UsedUp
#TossedOut
#BuhBye
#FarFarLeft
#Fucktrump
#Resist
https://www.eff.org/tossedout/twin-horror-filmmakers-soska-sisters-suspended-twice-twitter
"Jen and Sylvia Soska are identical twin filmmakers known as The Soska Sisters. The sisters specialize in horror and have a cult following, with more than 50,000 fans on Twitter. But in July 2019, they […]
"Jen and Sylvia Soska are identical twin filmmakers known as The Soska Sisters. The sisters specialize in horror and have a cult following, with more than 50,000 fans on Twitter. But in July 2019, they […]
Original post on qoto.org
qoto.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
https://www.eff.org/tossedout/twin-horror-filmmakers-soska-sisters-suspended-twice-twitter
"Jen and Sylvia Soska are identical twin filmmakers known as The Soska Sisters. The sisters specialize in horror and have a cult following, with more than 50,000 fans on Twitter. But in July 2019, they […]
"Jen and Sylvia Soska are identical twin filmmakers known as The Soska Sisters. The sisters specialize in horror and have a cult following, with more than 50,000 fans on Twitter. But in July 2019, they […]
🧵 References for above segment (2/2):
📰 www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/1...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰⭐️ imgur.com/gallery/can-...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 thenextweb.com/news/patreon...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/1...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰⭐️ imgur.com/gallery/can-...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 thenextweb.com/news/patreon...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
![[Bluesky post by dzz Yenn (@dz-yenn.bsky.social) on August 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM]
🗓️ 2018-11-20 👤 Jon Porter
«Tumblr was removed from Apple’s App Store over child pornography issues»
📰 https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/18104366/tumblr-ios-app-child-pornography-removed-from-app-store
[🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/dz-yenn.bsky.social/post/3lw5lrv2y7s2i]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreidqi36nkpdg4ymyw4fn3t7xfkpoqjyrpfztsyje5mj7mhtmlug5pe)
![[Bluesky post by dzz Yenn (@dz-yenn.bsky.social) on August 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM]
🗓️ 2018-12 👥 EFF
«What Tumblr’s Ban on 'Adult Content' Actually Did»
📰 https://www.eff.org/tossedout/tumblr-ban-adult-content
[🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/dz-yenn.bsky.social/post/3lw5lsdwkxs2i]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreicbygjdwssa65ary4j4o6fpqnw7wtxcvfqunton2xtrojbtnhcw6i)
![[Bluesky post by dzz Yenn (@dz-yenn.bsky.social) on August 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM]
🗓️ 2019-06-26 👤 HypnoChanger
«Can we take a moment to talk about censorship?»
📰⭐️ https://imgur.com/gallery/can-we-take-moment-to-talk-about-censorship-Xmf8dKf
[🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/dz-yenn.bsky.social/post/3lw5lsqbrhc2i]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreihaaojhx5oy5pi7opnnio2vtkox47dim7jgalu46sxatm53uxjjhy)
![[Bluesky post by dzz Yenn (@dz-yenn.bsky.social) on August 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM]
🗓️ 2019-06-26 👤 Cara Curtis
«Patreon continues to crack down on NSFW content creators»
📰 https://thenextweb.com/news/patreon-continues-to-crack-down-on-nsfw-content-creators
[🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/dz-yenn.bsky.social/post/3lw5lt4eu6c2i]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreidq27obfeiyeqrja3agdqaj3pkf5jbvstmbdacakisquqqyvtdeh4)
August 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🧵 References for above segment (2/2):
📰 www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/1...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰⭐️ imgur.com/gallery/can-...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 thenextweb.com/news/patreon...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/1...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰⭐️ imgur.com/gallery/can-...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
📰 thenextweb.com/news/patreon...
🦋 bsky.app/profile/dz-y...
🧵 2016–2019. These years are pretty packed; the quoted timeline is only an overview.
We got a strong crackdown on kink and "adult content", specially intense in Patreon from 2017 on; but FetLife's debanking and Tumblr's 2018 NSFW ban also deserve notes.
There's also, ofc, the FOSTA/SESTA passing…
We got a strong crackdown on kink and "adult content", specially intense in Patreon from 2017 on; but FetLife's debanking and Tumblr's 2018 NSFW ban also deserve notes.
There's also, ofc, the FOSTA/SESTA passing…
![[Twitter/X post by Savvy (@MadamSavvy) on Jul 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM UTC]
2016, 2017, both links talk about how payment processors are becoming anti NSFW for adults, flesh and blood, nothing about art yet.
Come 2018, that changes after FOSTA SESTA passes- NCOSE was a big push. The language scares payment processors into feeling responsible for “illegal content”
[Includes three images; these are right next to this one.]
[🐦🛡️ https://xcancel.com/MadamSavvy/status/1948569584891822290]
[🐦🕸️ https://x.com/MadamSavvy/status/1948569584891822290]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreicydzqcsyomlp47wkihtvcwhe6esa7nugdjpwpf5wt2islx3dhlb4)
![2016
Offbeat shuts down after losing visa/mc support (link provides a lot of information)
📰 https://hackinghustling.org/online-platforms-sex-worker-discrimination
March 2017
FetLife (bdsm kink community) lose visa/mc due to "immoral complaints"
[📰 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/03/payment-processors-are-still-policing-your-sex-life]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreibjsmr7qsaggjcujssjxa3w2lbfjag33nnme66kptfjanblufawxi)
![Oct 2017
Adult Content Creators Are Fighting Patreon's New Anti-Porn Rules
📰 https://www.vice.com/en/article/patreon-porn-adult-content-guidelines-open-letter
FOSTA-SESTA signed April 2018
Changes the language and makes it seem like potentially payment processors could be held accountable for "illegal content"
July 2018
Patreon suspends creators due to pressure from payment processors
[Image links to a Slashdot post; said post is sourced from:]
[📰 https://www.vice.com/en/article/patreon-suspension-of-adult-content-creators/]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreib2yf3jjzvhvrfan7l2pbi7ug5nnezggqbiajn5ybqesgdwt6lgca)
![Dec 2018
Tumblr bans adult content due to FOSTA-SESTA "concerns" but that came from VISA/MC.
[📰 https://www.eff.org/tossedout/tumblr-ban-adult-content]
[🕸️ https://staff.tumblr.com/post/180758987165/a-better-more-positive-tumblr]
[🕸️ https://www.tumblr.com/@support/180758979032/updates-to-tumblrs-community-guidelines]
[🗒 Note: this seems slightly off, as the change came about a month after the Apple Store removed Tumblr "due to child pornography concerns". There is some relation between App Stores and payment processors/credit card networks, but the former are more than likely to do this on their own anyway...]
[📰 https://www.forbes.com/sites/masonsands/2018/12/20/tumblocalypse-where-tumblr-and-its-users-are-headed-after-the-ban/]
[📰 https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/20/18104366/tumblr-ios-app-child-pornography-removed-from-app-store]
June 2019
Patreon cracks down further due to demands from payment processors.
[📰 https://thenextweb.com/news/patreon-continues-to-crack-down-on-nsfw-content-creators]
[🕸️ https://imgur.com/gallery/can-we-take-moment-to-talk-about-censorship-Xmf8dKf]
[🗄️📰 https://web.archive.org/web/20190627072102/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/patreon-forced-transformation-sissification-ban/]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreibp4l4bnesuja4m2bx4ztl7nhssdcwzw6remcdqmst4lgmo25zkga)
August 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🧵 2016–2019. These years are pretty packed; the quoted timeline is only an overview.
We got a strong crackdown on kink and "adult content", specially intense in Patreon from 2017 on; but FetLife's debanking and Tumblr's 2018 NSFW ban also deserve notes.
There's also, ofc, the FOSTA/SESTA passing…
We got a strong crackdown on kink and "adult content", specially intense in Patreon from 2017 on; but FetLife's debanking and Tumblr's 2018 NSFW ban also deserve notes.
There's also, ofc, the FOSTA/SESTA passing…
He was #tossedout tonight by the new presnazi musk 🤮 the name makes vomit more 🤮🤮🤮 🖕🏻😮💨👍
February 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
He was #tossedout tonight by the new presnazi musk 🤮 the name makes vomit more 🤮🤮🤮 🖕🏻😮💨👍
just be careful! they had an entire thing about "adult content" that pushed a lot of artists off, even the sfw ones got affected
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
What Tumblr’s Ban on 'Adult Content' Actually Did
Tumblr’s ban on “adult content” is a treasure trove of problems: filtering technology that doesn’t work, a law that forces companies to make decisions that make others unsafe, and the problems that ar...
www.eff.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
just be careful! they had an entire thing about "adult content" that pushed a lot of artists off, even the sfw ones got affected
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...
www.eff.org/tossedout/tu...