Are you looking to remove Tumblr Posts & Pictures?
Tumblr is a free micro blog platform that allows users to post content to personal blogs online. The company was founded in 2007 and acquired by Yahoo in 2013. Today, Tumblr hosts 277 million blogs and serves content to more than 500 million visitors. Because of its popularity, blogs hosted on Tumblr tend to rank highly in search engines, especially if they include specific keywords like an individual’s name. Tumblr offers an excellent service and gives users an easy way to publish their ideas and develop a following. On some occasions however, individuals misuse Tumblr by posting negative, false, copyrighted, or defamatory information on the Internet. If this has happened to you, here are several ways to remove Tumblr posts.
Remove Tumblr Posts due to copyright infringement.
Tumblr has been criticized because the blog format makes it very easy to share copyrighted images. If your copyrighted photos appear on Tumblr, you may be able to remove Tumblr posts through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Tumblr’s policy on copyright infringement is outlined in section 20 of their Terms of Service. If your copyrighted works appear on a Tumblr blog, you can simply submit a DMCA Takedown Request and flag the offending account for a copyright violation. Tumblr takes the violations seriously and enforces copyright policies with punishments that may include account suspension or termination for repeated copyright offenses.
Remove Tumblr Posts due to Community Guidelines Violations.
Tumblr advocates free expression and is engineered in a way that allows various people and points of view to share a common platform. There are however specific guidelines which may apply when attempting to have posts removed from Tumblr. These guidelines are outlined in full detail here and include the following:
- Malicious Speech
- Harm to Minors
- Deception or Fraudulent Links
- Misattribution or Non-Attribution
- Spam
- Impersonation
- Harassment
- Privacy Violations
- Illegal Behavior
If a community guideline violation has affected you, and you would like to remove the offending Tumblr blog or post, you can report the issue directly to Tumblr support.
Remove Tumblr Posts due to defamatory content.
Unfortunately, it is somewhat common for an individual to take to the Internet in an attempt to destroy someone’s reputation by spreading false, defamatory content online. Occasionally these malicious individuals utilize microblogs like Tumblr.com. Tumblr is protected under the Communication Decency Act section 230(c) which states that website owners are not legally responsible for content authored by third parties. Tumblr does provide resources for reporting sites and users who misuse the platform, but if these measures fail you may need to consult an expert or online defamation attorney to remove Tumblr posts. To learn more about how Reputation Resolutions has helped individuals remove Tumblr posts, call us today at (855)239-5322 or fill out the form below and one of our online reputation specialists will be in touch with you shortly.