………….we knew this shit was an issue that staff has been ignoring for ages but it finally came to bite them in the ass
hey general psa that in the notes theres a bunch of really stupid misinformation bullshit (as i should have expected) abt how this is a fandom thing, about fanart/fanfiction, and i would just like to clarify for as many people as i can that this is not a fandom thing at all, it is an issue targeting IRL minors.
minors have been running “sex work” blogs, selling private snapchats, et cetera, using tumblr as their platforms. there are also adult rings of CP (photographs and videos of IRL minors) distributors on tumblr that have managed to slip by filters. this is the issue being looked into by law enforcement, this is the issue being pursued by tumblr, and it is the reason the purge is being done so hastily and messily (protection of minors being sexually trafficked is generally more important than avoiding Jane Doe #193′s doctor who blog being nuked by accident). reporting fandom blogs to tumblr for written content and fanart is only going to confuse the matter further and make it more likely that minors will be put at greater risk (if fake reports come in massive quantities and drown out the real reports or make alarm fatigue likely).
please don’t spread misinformation y’all!
US Child Pornographry Laws exist to protect real children, who are really being hurt and need real help.
Even if someone drawing Dora the Explorer porn is gross, no one needs to rescue Dora (she’s not real)
Don’t distract from the issue or divert resources from helping children and stopping the sexual abuse, exploitation and traffic of children.
Also if you’re a minor: don’t post/share nudes. That’s illegal
PSA: Again – please don’t panic if your blog gets deleted. [Long as you’re not posting the stuff above] then guess what, you should be safe.
As I mentioned before – if you message @staff with the link provided if you do get deleted, you CAN restore your blog.
Backups of blogs, for those doing it through tumblr’s back up feature can take anywhere from a few minutes to a day or so. All my side blogs which are small were backed up in 20 minutes, my main blog, which has a TON of posts and video and what not is still backing up. You can navigate away from the page you do not have to stay there, when the backup is ready to download, there will be a button that lets you download the back up as a .zip file.
You’ll find this option under settings – Blog – near the bottom under blocked users.
Remember – just because your blog is marked NSFW does not mean you will get deleted.
~My Tumblr Back-Up And Stuffs~ 