What Will Yahoo Do With the Porn Side of Tumblr? Kim Piston - VOXXI
go to original May 29, 2013

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr “hipster” CEO David Karp are bubbling about the recent $1.1 billion acquisition and are making it clear in stereo that Tumblr’s porn is here to stay. Mayer said that Yahoo intends to “let Tumblr be Tumblr” which includes allowing its abundance of adult content to remain unobstructed.

She says she’s not worried about the porn side of Tumblr, calling its diverse content “exciting.” Karp has emphasized and reassured Tumblr users that the company will not be “turning purple” and will continue to operate independently.

But advertisers will ultimately decide just how excited they are about it and federal law may conflict to a degree with Tumblr’s independence when it comes to explicit material.

Just how big is the porn side of Tumblr? The answer is: Very.

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