Collaborate Disseminate
Tumblr stressed that there is no evidence the security bug was being abused or that unprotected account data was accessed. Continue reading Tumblr Privacy Bug Could Have Exposed Sensitive Account Data
Tumblr today published a report admitting the presence of a security vulnerability in its website that could have allowed hackers to steal login credentials and other private information for users’ accounts.
The affected information included users ema… Continue reading Tumblr Patches A Flaw That Could Have Exposed Users’ Account Info
The blogging site wants to go back to a simpler time, where, it says, people were a lot nicer … and didn’t glorify gore and upskirting. Continue reading Tumblr outlaws creepshots and deepfake porn
After the official repeal of net neutrality, users are saying misguided goodbyes to their internet friends. Continue reading Tumblr Users Are Saying Tearful Goodbyes Now That Net Neutrality Is Dead
An ex-boyfriend and other Tumblr users shared intimate photos of a CUNY associate professor. Now, she is fighting back using New York’s recently passed revenge porn legislation, and is putting much of the blame on Tumblr. Continue reading First Case Filed Under NYC’s New Revenge Porn Law
The for-sale guide includes advice on taking so-called creepshots, and comes after Reddit banned related sub-Reddits. Continue reading Amazon Sells Guide on How to Take Upskirt Photos
After Reddit famously banned the creepshots sub-reddit, which shared non-consensual, revealing photos of women, Tumblr now has a slew of users pushing out similar photos across at least dozens of dedicated blogs. Continue reading Tumblr Has a Massive Creepshots Problem
A small group of artists made the free art tool their medium of choice, for one of them it’s even become a career. Continue reading Meet the Artists Who’ve Dedicated Themselves to MS Paint
The data stored on our mobile phones, laptops, and especially our online services can, when aggregated, paint a detailed picture of our lives—where we go, who we see, what we say, our political affiliations, our religion, and more. “This information is a magnet for governments seeking to surveil citizens, journalists, and activists. When governments do so, they need to follow the law, and users are increasingly demanding that companies holding their data enact the toughest … More → Continue reading Telecoms don’t protect users from government overreach
The social media platform has become a veritable smorgasbord of competing reactionary interests. Continue reading Tumblr Is the Unlikely Platform for Alt-Right Infighting