Tumblr’s ban on adult content is Verizon’s failure

Tumblr’s newly-announced ban on adult content — which takes effect on December 17 — should be a reminder of an internet truism: You cannot trust corporations to protect self-expression. When Yahoo! acquired Tumblr in 2013 for $1.1 billion, the blogging platform’s relatively ‘anything goes’ atmosphere was already threatened. Adult content on Tumblr proliferated for another … Read more