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Immediate update I just realized that the specific example that set me off today is in fact a user and not Tumblr itself and I partially apologize, it’s still a problem but not this one specifically. That being said, WHY HAVE THEY POPPED UP THREE TIMES IN MY “FOR YOU” SECTION
I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT STUPID HEDGEHOGS LEAVE ME ALONE
Dear Tumblr,
As one of many small, faceless users on this hellsite I would like to discuss a matter of annoyance I have with your app and its ad services. I do not have a problem with the ad service itself, I understand that it is a necessity and the revenue you get from it is needed to keep the site going. No, I do not want you to stop the ads per se. I would, however like to address the elephant in the room, or should I say, the tits out, feet first, full nude, gagged and bound, AI Asian girl in the room.
I am scrolling my carefully curated tumblr feed of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Steven Universe, original artists, and that one guy who makes The Owl House comics I follow even though I have never and likely will never actually watch the Owl House, when I am suddenly and jarringly interrupted by the full image of a real life naked woman, no censorship, bound and gag ready for some adult time presumabley with the viewer which is me and I do not appreciate that. I am a child, not literally I am 24, but a child at heart the last thing I want advertised to me is literal porn. This isn’t new either. Everyday I get ads for ai porn bots with naked anime or poorly generated ladies, webtoons that show people grinding on eachother, and so much more. I still have seared into my brain an image from a year or so ago of naked Velma Dinkly showing me her vagina. There’s no censorship, there’s no warnings, it’s just naked ladies all day everyday.
I don’t know if tumblr ads are like other sites where the ads are curated to the person via the algorithm or not but if so that makes it so much worse cause how do silly sonic memes and shit make the system think I want this?
I love tumblr and I’m not going anywhere but goddamnit get yo tits outta my face
Sincerely,
Your local sexually harassed ace user