Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December
Social networking site Tumblr has announced plans to ban all pornographic content, effective from 17 December. The new policy comes weeks after the site was pulled from Apple's App Store after child abuse images made it past Tumblr's filters. In a post, CEO Jeff D'Onorio stressed Tumblr had always had a "zero tolerance policy" to such content, but wanted to improve safety on the site."Our actions are out of love and hope for our community," he wrote.New community guidelines state users cannot upload "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" - including anything "so photorealistic" it could be thought to be genuine. However, the site said posts featuring nudity that are "artistic, educational, newsworthy, or politica...