Tumblr Takes a Stand Against ‘Self-Harm’ Blogs

Tumblr will release a new policy blocking blogs that promote self-harm such as anorexia, bulimia, self-mutilation and suicide in a change to the platforms Content Policy. The company is asking its community for input on the revised policy, which will be live within the next week.

We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users freedom of speech, but we do draw some limits, a Tumblr staff blog post says. As a company, weve decided that some specific kinds of content arent welcome on Tumblr.

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Tumblrs proposed solution is to change its policy and... [via Mashable]