Some voices warned that the microblogging social network Tumblr had disappeared from the App Store, Apple's application store for iPhone and iPad. No more information had been revealed until now, when Tumblr itself has published a statement to explain the reasons. And it is that in any of their blogs material abusing minors has slipped Something that directly clashes with the policies of use of the Apple App Store. So he has not been able to avoid his temporary expulsion from the platform, in addition to having to clear his conscience and content.
Apparently, and according to the words of those responsible for Tumblr, the struggle to create a safe environment for all users is not easy. And sometimes these cases occur in which pedophile content sneaks in. In the statement, Tumblr has explained how its constant scanning for illegal content works. To do this, all photos and content posted on this social network are scanned and checked against a database full of child abuse posts shared by the industry .
In this way, if any coincidence is detected between the uploaded photos and the photos recognized as child abuse in this database, they are prohibited and removed from the social network. The problem in this case is that the content published on Tumblr was not included in the aforementioned database.Something that has allowed us to bypass the security barriers of this social network.
As a consequence, when Apple has learned about this situation, it has implemented its own security barriers, defended by its use policies. And it is that the paternalistic character of Apple is efficient in these situations. So has ended up expelling Tumblr from the App Store so that no user can download and access this application. Of course, it is not an efficient measure either because Tumblr has a web version that can be accessed from the browser.
Presumably Tumblr will be back on the App Store in a few days. Its managers have already reported that pedophilic material has been completely removed In addition, according to Engadget, Tumblr has begun to shut down blogs known by the acronym NSFW (Not Safe For Work or not safe to review at work), which contain pornographic publications, although within the law.A measure that may be somewhat exaggerated but that would help this application to avoid new problems related to the sensitive content that usually rolls through its different blogs.
