Jul 22
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Leland coyle is so unlucky like how the hell are you gonna have the flattest ass with the fattest mouth
So tired of algorithms censoring classic art and historical frescoes as 'adult content'. It’s exhausting. Modern puritanism is one of the most hateful things about the internet today. Tumblr should be more careful with those of us who, for now, are still here!
its funny to me when tumblr like, chooses a theme for me. sometimes i'll open it and my entire feed is one specific fandom when i follow so many different fandoms i can't even keep track. like--"oh, so we're doing naruto today? sounds good, tumblr. bring it on."
Very sleepy puppet
The Tumblr Algorithm is Killing FanFiction Creativity and Visibility
^The readers are too
1. The "Rich Get Richer" Cycle
Tumblr’s "For You" feed prioritize posts that already have high engagement. This creates a Domino Effect: popular writers are pushed to the top while newer, talented writers stay buried. Because readers only see mainstream tropes and the same repetitive characterizations, they assume that’s all that exists. This fuels the exact discourse I’m tired of hearing—people complaining about a "lack of variety" when they’re simply not being shown the full picture.
2. The Death of the "Recent/Latest" Tab
Tumblr used to be purely chronological, but now it’s trying to mimic the "infinite scroll" of Instagram or TikTok.
The Glitchy Gatekeeper: The "Latest" tab is often broken or hidden, meaning smaller writers rely 100% on reblogs to be seen.
The Social Tax: If you aren’t part of the popular clique, your work stays buried. Without reblogs from big creators, your stories never leave your dashboard. This turns writing into a social competition where visibility depends on who you know rather than what you write, making the community feel like an exclusive club instead of a creative space. The algorithm doesn't help you; only other people can, and people are often picky about who they "endorse" with a reblog.
3. "Just Use the Tags"—Except Tags are Broken
To tie in with the last point: Tumblr has changed. As @umber-cinders noted, tags used to be the go-to search option. Now, the search engine prioritizes keywords within the post or specific "top" results. If you aren't using the exact SEO-friendly words the algorithm wants, your story stays invisible.
4. Tumblr Was Never Built for Fanfiction
Unlike AO3 (Archive of Our Own), which functions as a library, Tumblr is a micro-blogging site.
No Real Search: Trying to find a specific niche—like a Black Reader story with a specific personality—can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Even if you use the right tags, the search function is awful.
The Interaction Trap: On AO3, you search for tags; on Tumblr, you follow personalities. This shifts the focus from the story to the creator. Have you noticed how bigger creators rarely support smaller writers? They often only reblog their mutuals, creating a closed loop that keeps outsiders out.
No "Slow Burn" Discovery: On AO3, a story from 2015 can still get hits today because people search by specific tags. On Tumblr, once a post is a week old, it is effectively "dead" unless someone happens to reblog it again.
The Bottom Line: Tumblr's algorithm doesn't care about quality or diversity—it cares about momentum.
5. "Visibility" and Status Symbols
People treat notes like a status symbol rather than a measure of quality. When people complain that "all Black reader fics are the same," they are admitting they only follow the most popular accounts and haven't put in the work to find smaller creators. They blame writers for a "lack of diversity," but the blame actually lies with the algorithm and lazy consumption habits. If you aren't reblogging, commenting, or digging past the "Top" feed, you are part of the problem.
On Tumblr, a like is just a private bookmark, but a reblog is an act of community support. Writers rely entirely on their readers to act as the distribution system. When you like a post without reblogging it, you are essentially telling the writer, "I enjoyed this, but I don’t want anyone else to see it." Reblogging is the only way to break through the 'cliques' and the broken search tags to help smaller, more diverse creators find an audience. If you want to see more stories that feature Black women with substance, or characters that don't fit a single mold, you have to be the one to push those stories onto other people's dashboards. Visibility isn't a gift the algorithm gives us; it's something we have to build for each other.
Support your writers. Find different platforms. And most importantly: Write.
Dividers by @uzmacchiato
The [tumblr] algorithm
Reblog stuff. That's it. The algorithm is the mutuals we made along the way.
Get delivering.
my tumblr headcanoned me as a RadioApple fan. I wasn't one but I always liked the art on my fyp, sometimes I reblogged it, so my tumblr started to show me more and more and holy shit, I'm getting invested
Posted with transmasc tags literally 2 times and now my feed is flooded by weirdos and clearly sex workers and trans women. Trans women are fine with me but not in this context. Like hello. Why are you showing me sex shit when I posted about being transmasc. Why are you showing me women in bikinis clearly trying to sell onlyfans or do dirty talk or whatever the hell. I posted about being a trans man aka born in a woman's body and not wanting it. I'm a trans man. Why are you pushing sex things onto me. I don't understand.
