Tumblr: News
31 Aug 2024
WordPressWhy Tumblr is migrating over 500 million blogs to WordPress
Automattic, the parent company of social media and blogging platform Tumblr, has announced a significant change in its operational strategy.
02 Jun 2024
TechnologyTumblr ends its tipping feature due to low usage
Tumblr has officially discontinued its "Tips" feature, an opt-in service that allowed creators to receive one-time payments from their followers.
10 Apr 2024
AndroidWordPress parent acquires Beeper app which brought iMessage to Android
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress and Tumblr, has acquired Beeper, the software company that offered iMessage experience on Android through Beeper Mini app.
28 Feb 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningTumblr, WordPress data to be sold for training AI tools
Automattic, the company behind Tumblr and WordPress.com, is in discussions with AI firms Midjourney and OpenAI, to supply training data from user posts, according to 404 Media.
28 Nov 2023
TechnologyTumblr discontinues Post Plus subscriptions: Here's why
Tumblr is waving goodbye to its Post Plus feature, which lets creators charge users for access to their content, via subscriptions. Starting December 1, creators won't be able to activate Post Plus on their blogs.
12 Nov 2023
Social MediaHere's why Tumblr is excessively downsizing staff
A leaked internal communication from Tumblr's parent company, Automattic, has disclosed most of its 139 employees will be reassigned to different projects within the organization.
13 Aug 2019
WordPressTumblr just got sold to WordPress owner for peanuts
Tumblr, the popular microblogging and social networking site owned by Verizon, is being sold to Automattic Inc., the company that owns blogging tool WordPress.
16 Mar 2019
App StoreTumblr's porn ban backfires, loses 30% of its traffic
People have started ditching Tumblr in the wake of its recent ban on pornographic content.
16 Dec 2018
iOSFinally, Tumblr's iOS app returns to App Store: Details here
Last month, Tumblr's iOS app was pulled from Apple's App Store due to child pornography content present on the platform.
08 Dec 2018
AndroidTumblr banning porn: Step-by-step guide to save existing posts, reblogs
Tumblr is ending its tolerant attitude towards sexually explicit content.
04 Dec 2018
AndroidTumblr to ban adult content from December 17: Details here
Popular microblogging website Tumblr is finally making a move against adult content.
20 Nov 2018
App StoreTumblr's iOS app is unavailable because of child pornography
On Sunday, we reported Tumblr's mysterious disappearance from Apple's App Store.
18 Nov 2018
iOSTumblr goes missing from Apple's App Store: Details here
Popular microblogging and social networking platform Tumblr has gone missing from Apple's App Store.
