unfortunately tumblr is following the trend that other social media sites are going through -- that being becoming more irritating to use so while i won't *stop* using tumblr i'll definitely be a lot less active than i used to be
i'll also start being more active on cohost, pillowfort, and (hopefully) toyhouse
hi everyone, my family's cat got very sick very suddenly and the vet bill is already up to around £9k even with insurance.
to help pay, my sister has opened emergency commissions which you can find a post on instagram here or directly on artistree here. she's very interested in fashion, especially historical fashion, so if you wanted a commission like that pls consider buying from her.
anything helps thank you everyone <3
more (healthy) cat pics here :) his name is huhu and i love him dearly... he likes to be in cardboard boxes
Reminder as we go into the midterm elections that tumblr has had a major, documented, and verified problem with Russian bots and propaganda bots during major US elections since 2016:
Russia 'meddled in all big social media' around US election
-via BBC News, link and more details below. December 17, 2018.
YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter were targeted in the 2016 US election, a report says.
"Russia used every major social media platform to try to influence the 2016 US election...
New research says YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram and PayPal - as well as Facebook and Twitter - were leveraged to spread propaganda.
The report, released today by the US Senate, exposes the scale of Russian disinformation efforts.
Its authors criticise the "belated and unco-ordinated response" by tech firms.
The report was put together by University of Oxford's Computational Propaganda Project and the social network analysis firm Graphika.
It is the first analysis of millions of social media posts provided by Twitter, Google and Facebook to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
While Facebook and Twitter have previously disclosed Russian interference, little has been known about the use of other platforms.
The report suggests YouTube, Tumblr, PayPal and Google+ were all affected, with Russia adapting techniques from digital marketing to target audiences across multiple channels.
"It's a whole family of social media sites," says Philip N Howard, director of the Oxford Internet Institute. "We think the goal was to make the campaigns seem more legitimate."
The report says Russia had a particular focus on targeting conservatives with posts on immigration, race and gun rights.
There were also efforts to undermine the voting power of left-leaning African-American citizens, by spreading misinformation about the electoral process.
Another report, also released today [2018] by the Senate, by the research firm New Knowledge, similarly highlights Russia's efforts to target African-Americans...
One IRA campaign highlighted in the Oxford and Graphika paper, Black Matters US, existed across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr and PayPal. These various accounts would promote each other's posts and events.
When Facebook suspended the group on its platform, the group's Twitter account complained about the move and accused the social network of "supporting white supremacy".
"What is clear is that all of the messaging clearly sought to benefit the Republican Party - and specifically Donald Trump," the report says.
"Trump is mentioned most in campaigns targeting conservatives and right-wing voters, where the messaging encouraged these groups to support his campaign. The main groups that could challenge Trump were then provided messaging that sought to confuse, distract and ultimately discourage members from voting."
-via BBC News, December 17, 2018. Emphasis mine.
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.......hey have we considered that half the reason that tumblr is constantly banning trans women is that someone (Russian or 4chan or rad/fem or whoever) made bots to just mass report posts that mention trans people or trans women specifically?
To be clear, this is in no fucking way an attempt to give Tumblr any credit. Tumblr's policies, enforcement, and CEO are absolutely, verifiably transphobic, transmisogynistic, and racist.
But @reasonsforhope is actually afaik still shadowbanned because I made a cutting joke about transphobes on @directactionforhope (a different blog!) over a year ago (disclaimer: I haven't actually had the time or spoons to try to fix that, due to my ongoing health issues. it's on the long, long to do list) and got mass reported. So like. Food for thought, perhaps. Certainly it has been food for thought for me
I subscribed to UNNAMED STREAMING SERVICE a few days ago and gave the login info to all my friends, as one does, but one of them went in and turned on 2-factor authentication and set the phone number to her own cell phone, locking me out of the account
It was an accident and we got it fixed but for a brief moment the betrayal and fury was so great I blacked out and was possessed by the spirit of like a 19th century naval officer, I was pacing around my room like "TO THINK THAT JUDAS HIMSELF NUMBERS HIMSELF AMONG MY COMPATRIOTS"
theres this one smp i lowkey wanna check out if id be into but literally all i remember is that theres one cc thats like. a dictator. possibly a fascist???? who i thought seemed really cool
this technically is true but I think this also perfectly encapsulates why I am inherently distrustful of like. “”cozy”” “turn your brain off” fiction lmfao. like okay WHO gets to turn their brain off and who has to suffer through bigoted caricatures of themselves while everyone else is having cozy silly no brain time 😐
to be clear you SHOULD buy that cast iron pan and you SHOULD buy that knife set and you SHOULD buy that fancy rice cooker and you SHOULD buy that novelty mug. high quality kitchenware is always worth it you’re literally gonna be using that almost every day
