[ruyalarincadisi]

i'm moving to @ruruss this acc is shadowbanned and they're not fixing it >_<

[branzinos]

ok, so my other account has finally been unbanned, so I will say this again, one more time:

if you are using a vpn on tumblr, stop.

yes, vpns are a fundamental of internet security, I use one daily myself, however:

if you use a vpn on tumblr, it is not a matter of if you will get shadowbanned, but when.

if you go look at r/tumblracctterminated nearly every single user was innocently using a vpn while using tumblr.

my theory is that they are using a autoblock on ips when banning the pornbots and spambots, which are going onto an internal list, so that theoretically any other bot accounts from the same user/ip are also caught in the net. it's a lot quicker to automatically feature-block (shadowban) an account, which prevents it from appearing in tags, in people's notes, or be able to DM, than it is for the account to be time-consumingly and expensively manually checked by a human.

which is all fine and good, but obviously, those bot accounts are also using vpns and so when you, innocent person using a vpn, make a post, it checks your ip against the banned list, and oh would you look at that, a spambot used your ip! and so it shadowbans you. it always happens right after you make a post, which is the trigger - I believe the only safe time to use a vpn is when browsing the dash but not interacting with anything (replies, dms, reblogs) but it's not worth the risk.

and once it happens to you once, it will keep happening to you because your account is now flagged - my previous account got shadowbanned twice in one month, and it took 15 days+ to get unbanned both times, and in the interim, my account was also completely deleted for 3 hours at one stage. when this happens the only recourse is to email support and wait for them to unblock you, and they never offer an explanation or solution when they do ("just a glitch" they say) - and in the meantime, none of your posts appear in tags and you cannot interact with any of your friends' posts, send/receive messages or asks. for upwards of two weeks.

I have had to completely abandon that entire account and start over to avoid this happening again, losing everything I built up on that account, which sucks ass. I do not want this to happen to any of you.

please stop using a vpn on tumblr!

[godbirdart]

maybe this got mentioned in the reblogs already but if you don’t want to use a VPN on tumblr just to err on the side of caution, you might be able to set up Split Tunnelling for your VPN if you have a browser extension installed for it.

basically your VPN will continue to run as normal as your browse sites etc, but it won’t route your connection through their service on the domains you whitelist. idk if ALL VPNs offer this feature but many will have the option in the settings of their browser extension edition somewhere.

[kageprolover]

sunfish

[a-substantial-trash-pile]

rolling girl will always be my favorite vocaloid song :’)

[taylornprice]

turtle

[hannahlockillustration]

Pumpkin Princes from this year. 

[college-of-wumbology]

[guerrillatech]

[dancinbutterfly]

THIS. I spent so much of my career working with both of this groups and you need to know? The line between them and you? RAZOR thin. A few thoughtless choices and random chances. Thats it. And for addicts? Babygirl(gender neutral), you have them in your life. Your uncle who has six beers a day, your friend who has three glasses of wine every night, your sibling who can't get through the day without getting high, the fact that maybe you can't get through the day without coffee or a vape? Whoo boy. The recommended (by medical doctors) intake levels for alcohol is fucking low you have no idea. Substance use disorder and addiction is insidious and one day, you make look around and realize that there is a stimulant, a psychadelic, or a depressant that you need to function. And babes, you are treating people like shit because you think you have superiority. But you dont. What you have is luck and better coping skills. Try kindness. Or try being quiet.

[enki2]

[imaginedsoldier]

Cleaning with ADHD all about momentum. Its like being a shark, if you stop moving you just straight up die.

[lilishere]

[critai]

4321

[golatcxr]

Izuru

Head empty, no thoughts, just Izuru

[fullcravings]

Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Pie FIlling

[the-alpine-glow]

[socialllinks]

[florentvanmander]

chart of MILGRAM album cover colors (T1 and T2)

in order: prisoner color, album main color, album accent color

[antifascistelmo-deactivated2022]

No matter how progressive or well-read you are, there are always going to be moments in your life where somebody pushes back against something that's so culturally ingrained you never even considered it before. And you'll say "Huh, it never occurred to me to challenge this but you're right" and that doesn't mean you were "morally toxic" before, it means you're a non-omniscient human capable of growth.