In response to the NSFW ban being enacted by Tumblr Staff, on December 17th 2018 I propose that we all log off of our Tumblr accounts for 24 hours.
The lack of respect and communication between staff and users is stark. Users have been begging staff to delete the porn bot outbreak, which has plagued the website for well over a year. The porn bots oftentimes send people asks and messages, trying to get them to go to a website full of viruses. They also spam advertisements on others posts.
Users have also begged that Tumblr ban neo-nazis, child porn, and pedophiles, all which run rampant on the site. The site/app got so bad that it was taken off the app store.
However, instead of answering the users, Tumblr has instead taken the liberty to ban all NSFW content, regardless of age. But users have already run into issues of their SFW content being marked as sensitive and being flagged as NSFW, not allowing them to share their work.
Not only does this discriminate again content creators, but it also discriminates against sex workers. Disgustingly, the ban will be enacted on December 17 which is also International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
This ban is disgusting, and while I (and plenty of others) welcome porn bots and child porn being banned, the Tumblr filtration system is broken. It tags artistic work’s nipples as NSFW (when it is art), it tags SFW art as NSFW (when it is not), and does not stop the porn bots, neo-nazis and dozens of other issues.
This ban is discriminatory. This ban is ineffective. This ban is unacceptable.
To protest, log off of your Tumblr account for the entirety of November 17th. Log off at 12 am EST or 9PM PST and stay off for 24 hours. Don’t post. Don’t log on. Don’t even visit the website. Don’t give them that sweet ad revenue.
Tumblr’s stock has already taken a hard hit. Let’s make it tank. Maybe then they will listen to the users.
Tankoubon is digitally available on Renta from December 3,
2018.
Tsukiyo no Kurage wa Koi ni Naku
月夜のクラゲは恋に泣く
Release date: December 7, 2018
Author/Artist: Momojiri Hibari
Buy: Amazon ┈┈ Animate
Shihai no Kyoukaisen
支配の境界線
Release date: December 7, 2018
Author/Artist: Naono Bohra
Buy: Amazon ┈┈ Animate ┈┈
Renta
30-sai Kara no Coming Out
30歳からのカミングアウト
Release date: December 7, 2018
Author/Artist: Natsuhara Saike
Buy: Amazon ┈┈ Animate ┈┈
Renta
The last month of 2018 promises to be a BL-lover’s delight with a bunch of top-notch mangas coming out; plus exclusive digital-only releases and the hottest BL magazines of the month… for all this and more, keep reading under the cut!!
The cover image and line-up of Gush magazine’s January 2019 issue has not been revealed yet. I’ll update this post with the relevant information when it becomes available.
Please don’t mind if nothing happens when you click on a buy/read link (in the Upcoming Manga Releases posts as well). I’m toning down on external links until the Tumblr Purge eases up.
The anthology will be digitally available on November 30,
2018.
Yoake no Josho
夜明けの序章
Release date: November 27, 2018
Author/Artist: Mitsuki Emi
Buy: Amazon ┈┈ Animate
┈┈ Renta
Haruta returns with some naughty Netorare; a double slam for Yamamoto Kotetsuko as Ashita wa Docchi da! volume 4 and Warau Oni ni wa Fuku Kitaru hit the shelves; Kakami and Shingo star in a new installment of Kuroneko Kareshi; Sachimo’s Black or White vol.02, and the much-awaited first volume of Therapy Game… for all this and much more, keep reading under the cut!
The covers and line-up of the January 2019 issues of Gateau and Hanaoto magazine has not been revealed yet. I’ll update this post with the relevant information once it’s available.
Warau Oni ni wa Fuku Kitaru by Yamamoto Kotetsuko will also be available on
December 1, 2018.
I’d no idea that Yamamoto-sensei was also working on this manga (seriously, how many ongoing mangas does she juggle?!) so I’m really excited! It’s about an introvert, socially-awkward guy named Ikariya who’s saddled with a debt of 5 million yen after his dad passes away. Broke, and with nobody to turn to, he is forced to join a shady club specializing in gay clients. Pretty grim, right? Enter Fukutomi, a high school classmate, who says, “I’ll buy Ikariya!”
Pure self-indulgence 