Alternatives to Tumblr
Was trying to work within Tumblr’s new non-adult rules but it’s become pointless. I removed all our more risque content and started contesting most of the innocent posts their (stupid) algorithm is flagging, but much of our bubblegum content is still being deemed adult even once a human has reviewed the posts. “Hey Tumblr, they’re just photos of guys in underwear for fucks sake! would you flag a billboard of Marky Mark in a Calvin Klein boxer brief? Your bot would.”
Although I’m not ready to delete our Tumblr account and content (still traffic heading from Tumblr to our website), I won’t be posting anything new - it’s just not worth the hassle.
Anyway, my search for Tumblr Alternatives has been pretty successful. I’m loving:
Vero: (although it’s a pain in the ass being only a phone app so far). They do allow some adult content, just not too graphic - which is pretty much our content. It’s easy to grasp and is much like Instagram except without Instagram’s stupid algorithms that determine what you will or “should” see. You can find me there as username: Jockstrap Central or #jockstrapcentral
Mastodon: It’s essentially like Twitter except not owned by a commercial entity and pretty much anything goes except obviously illegal stuff. Although a bit confusing to figure out, when you do it’s fairly simple. The main difference is you have to choose a server to join and most servers have a theme - but there’s a number of LGBT and sex positive servers to join. So far, I’ve joined displaced.social and you can find me at: @[email protected] plus they even give you a handy blog like home to see all my posted content: https://displaced.social/@jockstrapcentral
Pillowfort: This is still in beta but looks to be heading to be very similar to Tumblr. You can’t just sign up to join right now, but if you’re willing to send them $5 through paypal, they’ll let you join to try it out (and snag your username!). It’s very buggy still, but really think it’s going to be good. I’ve only done a few posts, but you can see my Jockstrap Central page here: https://www.pillowfort.io/JockstrapCentral
I’ve also transferred our content over to 2mblr but that service is really in it’s infancy and too early to say if it’s worth even mentioning.
Will keep updating as I find other interesting social media platforms.