displaced_dumblr_authors | The Ding I'll Miss

I haven't left Tumblr (yet), but when the time comes, the #1 thing I will miss is the ding of message notifications on my phone and laptop. It's how I first connected with lovely mutuals like

red_eris and

raymurata , and I'm sad and angry that Ray has been censored from Tumblr's searches, even for messaging from a mutual. I can still click the message bubble directly from her blog, and reblog stuff if I go to her archive, but it's not the same, Tumblr hides most of her stuff, and it will be worse starting Monday, December 17, 2018.

I will be participating in the log off protest (Tumblr link) that starts at 12 a.m. EST on December 17 (9 p.m. PST on December 16). I'll be logged off of Tumblr on all my devices and not visit any part of Tumblr even as a guest on that date. I will be vocal about the protest on other social media on December 17, then sign back in to Tumblr on December 18 to check in with mutuals.

A few related notes about who owns Tumblr, legal shenanigans, the FCC, and net neutrality:

Since 2017, Verizon has owned Yahoo, and therefore owns Tumblr. They were headed toward banning adult content even before Apple pulled their app from the app store. Apple is in court again, facing monopoly charges, as they effectively dictate what sites, services, and apps millions of consumers can access.

If you want to learn more, you can start with this list of insights and article links compiled by sandetigerr on Tumblr (Tumblr link): Why Tumblr’s NFSW-ban is a cautionary tale for why we need Net Neutrality.

And here are the FOUR people who constitute the FCC, those who made the most recent rulings on net neutrality. One lady democrat and three conservative men, one who is a former Verizon executive.

On that cheerful note, I'm going to go curl up in bed with my cat and some fan fiction.

I'm D, I'm a writer, and I'm here for you, dear reader, wherever you are in your journey. <3