▲ 340 ▼ Tumblr is losing $30M each year, CEO says (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by simple@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kemsat@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 74 points 3 years ago (2 children) They should bring back the porn. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 41 points 3 years ago (1 child) They sort of kinda did. You can post nudity now. Not porn, but nudity. And the dirty little secret about Tumblr is, people were still posting porn, this whole time, they just weren't caught because Tumblr wasn't actually looking for it that hard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago So in the end all that decision did was hurt them for no reason. Doing nothing would have been better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) They absolutely should but advertisers wouldn't like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ad-driven internet needs to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent [+] giant_smeeg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Partially true: they want to bring it back but payment processors wouldn't like that (the post i am linking is from the CEO of Tumblr's parent company, who bought it from Verizon in 2019) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 41 points 3 years ago (1 child) They sort of kinda did. You can post nudity now. Not porn, but nudity. And the dirty little secret about Tumblr is, people were still posting porn, this whole time, they just weren't caught because Tumblr wasn't actually looking for it that hard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago So in the end all that decision did was hurt them for no reason. Doing nothing would have been better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago So in the end all that decision did was hurt them for no reason. Doing nothing would have been better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) They absolutely should but advertisers wouldn't like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ad-driven internet needs to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent [+] giant_smeeg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent [–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Partially true: they want to bring it back but payment processors wouldn't like that (the post i am linking is from the CEO of Tumblr's parent company, who bought it from Verizon in 2019) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ad-driven internet needs to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Ad everything needs to die. It should straight up become illegal to advertise anything other than for people who opt-in. If your product, movie or service is good, it'll get popular through word of mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] giant_smeeg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) The users don't pay. Thus the dilemma. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago The answer: better porn? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 1 point 3 years ago I think we are getting ready to. At least I am paying for Kagi search and Fastmail and it's very much worth it. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Partially true: they want to bring it back but payment processors wouldn't like that (the post i am linking is from the CEO of Tumblr's parent company, who bought it from Verizon in 2019) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh yeah, I forgot but I had heard something about it around that time. Shame. I don't get why credit card companies have beef with porn though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StillWatersPony@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago ostensibly it's because the porn industry is unstable financially, and connected to a lot of shady issues/illegal practices that could open them up to some kinds of liability. (I don't remember which sorts) permalink fedilink source parent