I contacted Tumblr about the problem via the contact form. No response. a couple of days later, I contacted them again. Their response was to disable the contact form. I then contacted support by email. The email didn't bounce, but Tumblr didn't respond either.
I have since discovered that my account was only one of many that Tumblr deleted without warning, notification, or justification. Apparently, the Apple Store delisted the Tumblr app, claiming that Tumblr hosted child porn blogs. This is probably false - a typical tech giant excuse. As I said, I have been on Tumblr over two years and never saw such a tthing.
In typical mindless tech giaat fashion, Tumblr responded by deleting nunerous NSFW and SFW accounts that had nothing to do with child porn in any way. In one fell swoop, Tumblr eliminated what made it popular. Alexa seems to show Tumblr traffic in free fall. Even if Apple is placated by Tumblr's actions, the platform is probably doomed.
I had 29,000 followers, and I was not even close to being one of the most popular Tumblr bloggers. The popular blogs seem to have been the ones most targeted. There are still NSFW blogs on Tumblr. I started a new one, in fact, but two years of work are gone for no good reason. This is just another example of the disdain with which the tech giants regard their users and customers.
Update:In a stunning development,, exactly one day after posting about what happened to my blog here and on social media, Tumblr restored it. Coincidence? Probably. Maybe they are restoring blogs that were wrongfully deleted and just got to mine. Maybe someone finally read my messages to support. Who knows? Tumblr won't tell. That's for sure.
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