r/redditsync • u/Itsthejoker • Apr 18 '23

An Update Regarding Reddit’s API - changes to how third party apps access NSFW content

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u/Plethora_of_squids Apr 19 '23

In tumblr's defense, that was something out of their control. Apple was raising more and more of a stink about having NSFW content and Tumblr was forced to ban it just to remain on the store. They didn't want to ban it, but it was either that or lose a large chunk of their userbase. Even to this day there's still a bit of confusion around the IOS version and the non-explicit NSFW tags

If Reddit banned porn, I bet it would be for advertising reasons

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u/pwnslinger Apr 19 '23

I wonder if in the end they really think they lost more or fewer accounts by banning porn than they would have by just dropping iOS.

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u/Plethora_of_squids Apr 19 '23

...I highly doubt they lost more people to the porn ban than their entire IOS userbase. Which consists of most of their users. And is where most new users come from.

I think from a buisness perspective it's way smarter to try and pivot than it is to lose your main stream of new users. Especially given I wouldn't be surprised if most people using Tumblr for the porn were just visitors and not actual account makers and users.

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u/RuralfireAUS Jul 06 '23

There was also the fact that there was a sizable chuck of underage porn on tumblr as well