Introducing: Reblog Controls

This is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill—we are rolling out reblog controls across web and iOS, starting today. 

How does it work?

When drafting a post, select the settings cog in the top right corner of your post editor. From here, you can choose one of two options.

“Anyone (on Tumblr)” means just that.

“No one” means that your post cannot be reblogged by anyone, ever.

Why?

Your wish is our command. Many of you have told us this feature would give you a welcome sense of safety. If you block someone after the post was made, don’t worry—they still can’t reblog it. This change gives you control over your own posts, and so will improve your posting experience. Ultimately, better posting means a better Tumblr. And finally, don’t worry, Android users. The feature will follow on your platform soon.

That’s all, folks. Happy reblogging!

Any questions? Drop us a line on @wip or Support, and keep an eye out for the mobile rollout on @changes.

hi! i love post-level reblog controls, very good feature. i saw in the teaser for it posted a while ago that there were originally "people you follow" and "only you" options, and i was wondering if those would ever be added? i think those would be lovely additions to the feature!

Hey there, @soulofazazel.

Thanks for this question, and we couldn’t agree more—it’s a fantastic idea. We can say it’s on our wish list, but we can’t say when we might get the chance to start work on it. We’re sorry we don’t have anything more solid to offer right now, but keep an eye on @changes for any updates.

This is great feedback. Thanks also to @galatoma for getting in touch to ask the same.

Best,

—George (Tumblr Engineering)

@staff *cups your heads in my hands*

There's the perfect phrasing and space to add an "only mutuals" button

It's just a couple of if statements come on

I think I saw this idea yesterday in @technologyvoid 's post? I think

Also tagging the real™️ official™️ certified™️ verified™️ staff account @staffs-secret-blog

Been listening to a lot of Tom Waits and Elvis Costello lately, thinking about my friend who introduced me to them and to so much other great music. Blake was an absolutely massive asshole and I loved him so much and I miss him so hard.

What is Tumblr if you don’t see a post about your morning coffee 3 months later but someone has made it about star trek, then spot it a year later but now it’s about the science of gay slugs? 

Ooh yay I think I have the who can reblog feature now! 👏

Tumblr is actually adding a highly requested feature? Wild

y'know what. sometimes there is something wrong with you. and i don't mean in a "you are broken and that makes you unworthy" way, just in the "your brain/body does not work the way it's expected to and that's why things are so hard" way

like as someone who grew up constantly being told there was nothing wrong with me and i just had to try harder to clean/socialise/work, knowing i had ADHD earlier would've saved me a LOT of guilt. knowing i have IBS would've prevented a lot of pain/embarrassment from not being able to manage it yet. i wish someone had told me there was a reason i couldn't do things instead of just telling me i was fine. people reassuring me i didn't have any issues to spare me the shame of being "different" only made me feel worse about not being able to function like everyone else!!!

idk sometimes i just wish i knew there was something different about me sooner bc then i would've had an explanation and a way to get better instead of just a lot of self loathing

LIBERAL VIDEO GAMES?

SUPER MARIO UNGENDERED SIBLINGS

THE LESBIAN OF ZELDA

PRONOUNMON

GAYLO

MX. PACPERSON

DR MARIO VACCINE EDITION

LGBT FORTRESS 2

BANJO KAZOOIE: NUTS

NONBINARY PERSONA

Sonic the Hedgehog

PRIDECRAFT

PUSSY KONG

GRAND THEFT AUTOSEXUAL

Wonder if we’re gonna see “can you make this post rebloggable?” resurge in a different way now.

azula as zuko’s evil advisor is so funny to me i actually fuck so hard w this concept. she gives zuko advice and then zuko looks across the room to sokka and sokka just discreetly gives him a thumbs up or thumbs down. one weekend sokka, aang, mai, toph, suki, katara, and anyone else who might have a modicum of common sense all go out of town for like. omashu coachella or smth. and when they come back the entire palace is in shambles, zuko’s just sitting on his throne shinji style, and he’s just like “i’m so sorry….. her advice seemed so cogent….. she made trickle down economics seem so reasonable……. why weren’t you there….. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE, GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!” while azula slyly sips from a cunty chalice she had personally made just for moments like this.

I can’t include them all so here’s a combo of ‘came to mind first,’ ‘talked about positively most often by fans,’ and ‘stuck in my head’.

Public Apology Big Iron isn’t here. There were a lot that didn’t make the cut but that one specifically I stg I put in and only realized after posting had not. It was 100% meant to be on this list and I’ve failed us.

genuinely wish i could be normal reblogging art and i do try to be like okay step 1: scream ab a post step 2: like it and press reblog step 3: write smth normal down like “cool artstyle!”. except the catch is that i fail at step 3 cause i just end up clogging the tags with gibberish like KFJSKANSK YEAAAHAH ONGGGGGD S THIS SNTKSNSKSND I CHANR EVENS SNKA EOWOWNDJWOOW IM IN LOVE OMG U HAVE IDNWINSIDNSBDKSJ NO RIGHTOSBSODBSINDIDOWK” and then i go and lose my mind

He's a dog with a bone

⚠ Keep it PG ⚠

This is not a perfect analogy but I am making it anyway to try to convey what being online has been like for me lately.

Seeing people say "Oh, Jews are fine, I just hate zionists!" is like seeing "Oh, women are fine, I just hate feminists!"

Zionism and feminism are both very broad socio-political movements that have changed focus over time, that ostensibly have some very basic core tenets but you really need to ask the specific person you're talking to how they personally define it to be sure.

Both have been subject to legitimate criticism, and hostile reactionary bullshit. Had waves, sub-movements, splinters, people with damn near opposite views sharing the term and people with seemingly identical views rejecting it.

You can give working, broad definitions like these:

Feminism is the belief that all people should be treated equally regardless of gender, with a focus on women's rights due to systemic oppression.

Zionism is the belief that all peoples have the right to self determination and safety, with a focus on Jewish people finding it in Israel.

You can also give different definitions! Many people give different definitions! Many people also hold these beliefs but use different names for them for various reasons.

There are self-described zionists who are jingoistic, racist, etc, and who attribute those attitudes to their zionism. Just as there are feminists who are misandrist, bio-essentialist, transphobic, homophobic, and so on, who attribute those attitudes to their feminism.

There are also incredibly selfless, compassionate activists working for positive change in the world who consider themselves zionists and feminists.

It has been very jarring to see people, who I respect, uncritically reblogging posts or headlines that use "zionists" as a stand in for "bad people", just as jarring as it would be to see them sharing things that use "feminists" that way. Especially when those posts contain easily debunked conspiracy theories that I know you'd have seen right through if the OP said "Jews" but because they said "zionists" you swallowed it whole.

I am not asking anyone to stop sharing important information, petitions, news articles, resources, and so on. I am asking you to slow down and stop spreading inflammatory language that paints a broad socio-political movement for Jewish self-determination as inherently bad. The same way I would ask you not to spread inflammatory language that paints gender equality & women's liberation as inherently bad.

If the information is important, please look for other, more neutrally worded posts. Or verify the links yourself and make a fresh post! There is no situation online in which the only way to share information must be to spread such language.