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Fans react to Ryan Reynolds joining Tumblr amid Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

Actor launched his Tumblr page by sharing some memes from his film, ‘Deadpool’

The Independent UK

Shut The Fuck Up And Look At Daniel Ricciardo’s New IG Devoted To His Deeply Iconic Photography

It's giving 16-year-old me on Tumblr.

Pedestrian.tv

Twitter Might’ve Lost 1M Users Since Musk Took Over Surely It’s A Sign To Re-Embrace Tumblr

Research estimates more than a million accounts have been suspended or deactivated.

Pedestrian.tv

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Mass migration from Twitter is likely to be an uphill battle – just ask ex-Tumblr users

Elon Musk announced that “the bird is freed” when his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter officially closed on Oct. 27, 2022. Some users on the microblogging platform saw this as a reason to fly away.

The Conversation

X alternatives: Twitter users trying Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon

Elon Musk's takeover has brought Twitter to the brink, pushing some users to start looking elsewhere. Here are our top picks for the best alternatives

Evening Standard

Tumblr Is Officially Bringing Back Nudity I For One Welcome Cock And Balls Back To My Feed

Holes out for Tumblr.

Pedestrian.tv

Social media fans reminisce about MySpace and Tumblr after Musk’s Twitter takeover

Did you ever have a Myspace, or a Tumblr account?

Evening Standard

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TechScape: Tumblr and why ‘the porn-friendly era of the internet is over’

The microblogging site was known for its ‘go nuts, show nuts’ policy. Here’s how the App Store ended Tumblr’s glory days

The Guardian - UK

This Tumblr girl got the internet obsessed with medieval art

Weird medieval guys — they’re just like us!

Input

‘Gifs are cringe’: how Giphy’s multimillion-dollar business fell out of fashion

Generational divide threatens future of tech firm as it seeks approval for $400m takeover by Facebook owner Meta

The Guardian - UK

DM Your 2014 Tumblr Mutuals Because The Arctic Monkeys Are Coming In Hot With A New Album

Time to summon your favourite Arabellas.

Pedestrian.tv

The rise of radical rest

For a generation that’s overstimulated and exhausted, the most radical thing to do right now is nothing.

Mic

Instagram's TikTok-ification drives an exodus to rivals

New apps (like Glass) and old favorites (like Tumblr) are seeing a surge.

Axios

Tumblr's enduring appeal

The social media platform defies categorization or a defined purpose, which might explain why it also persists

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The Conversation

Tumblr's enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web's cultural memory

When tech billionaire Elon Musk made a deal to acquire Twitter in April 2022, many Twitter users threatened to shut down their accounts and migrate elsewhere online.

Benzinga

Amazon's Encrypted Chat App Faces Charges Of Child Abuse

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon Web Services' encrypted messaging app Wickr Me has become a thriving destination for the exchange of child sexual abuse images, the NBC News reports citing court documents, online communities, law enforcement, and anti-exploitation activists. Experts and law enforcement officials alleged Amazon hardly addressed the problem, further encouraging such activities…

Input

Meet Mina Le, the YouTuber making fashion history more accessible

What do 2010s Tumblr and Shakespeare have in common? Mina Le will tell you.

The Conversation

'Dracula Daily' reanimates the classic vampire novel for the age of memes and snark

If you’re an active social media user, perhaps you’ve noticed a surge in posts recently about paprika, reflective shaving glasses and castle hospitality in Transylvania. One hundred twenty-five years after its initial publication, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” is having a resurgence.

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Tribune News Service

What happens to #BlackTwitter when Musk takes over?

BlackPlanet? Tumblr? Or, God forbid — MySpace?

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: 25 tweet-long takes on Twitter’s future under Elon Musk

Why did the richest man in the world buy a social media site? What will he do with it? Here’s our best guess, in 25 tweet-length takes

Pedestrian.tv

Supernatural’s Misha Collins Told Fans He’s Bi Then Later Clarified He’s Straight, Actually

"My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my sexuality, but I badly fumbled that and understand that was seen as me coming out as bisexual."

Inverse

Gay yearning drives fandoms — here’s why it deserves more attention

For fans who can turn horror-thrillers into rom-coms and sitcoms into Greek tragedies, gay yearning is what draws many of them into creative communities.

The Independent UK

Pachinko star Jin Ha apologises for old Tumblr featuring pictures of women with ‘inappropriate’ captions

Actor ran blog called Korean Flowers in Bloom from 2010 to 2011

The Independent UK

Why are fashion cycles getting shorter?

Gen Z is bringing back the Tumblr Twee aesthetic. Laura Hampson asks why we’re giving CPR to a trend less than a decade old

Benzinga

GIF Architect Succumbs To COVID-19 At 74: Bloomberg

Graphics Interchange Format creator Steve Wilhite succumbed to Covid-19 in early March after a two-week struggle, Bloomberg reports. The computer scientist was 74. Wilhite's team at CompuServe developed the GIF in 1987 before it became a signature feature of the early web and the go-to means for social media jokes, memes,…

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