{"id":45034,"date":"2015-09-01T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/?p=45034"},"modified":"2025-08-27T03:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:01:32","slug":"how-to-steer-your-kids-clear-of-the-dismal-world-of-tumblr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/family-safety\/how-to-steer-your-kids-clear-of-the-dismal-world-of-tumblr\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Steer Your Kids Clear of the Dismal World of Tumblr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tumblr is social network that has carved a digital niche all its own. Far from the conventional vibe of Facebook and considerably edgier than Twitter and Instagram, you might think of Tumblr as the fringe crowd\u2019s hangout of choice\u2014and one that comes with risks if you have teens.<\/p>\n<p>Like other networks, content sharing and connecting is the goal on Tumblr. Users post photos, gifs, videos, and blog posts of any size and connect with one another through \u201creblogging\u201d (much like retweeting or sharing) another user\u2019s content in the form of \u201cnotes.\u201d Users can also click through their feed and \u201clike\u201d content of those they follow (big numbers matter).<\/p>\n<p>While those familiar connection points and unspoken emotional rankings appear harmless, it\u2019s the nature of Tumblr content that makes it a safety issue for teens. Because it\u2019s free and viewed as a personal \u201cblogging\u201d platform that\u2019s easily accessibly via mobile phones, many 20-somethings in the creative\/artistic crowd find Tumblr an instantaneous online diary where anything and everything goes. This makes it appealing as well to the under 17 crowd. So, look for the blue app icon pictured here.<\/p>\n<p>I explored the site as a registered user for over a month. I was initially impressed with Tumblr\u2019s artistic, poetic, creative (even sometimes brilliant) content. However, it took about two minutes before the artistic quality of the content was snuffed out by the overpowering content celebrating sex, self-harm, drugs, language, violence, and an underbelly tone that was callous, depressing, and raunchy (to put it mildly).<\/p>\n<p>With stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/policy\/en\/community\">guidelines<\/a> such as \u201cTumblr celebrates creativity. We want you to express yourself freely and use Tumblr to reflect who you are, and what you love, think, and stand for,\u201d the site is a digital hangout featuring content more mainstream sites would filter or ban. That broad welcome mat encompasses \u201cfrequent\/intense sexual content or nudity,\u201d which Tumblr states clearly in its 17+ app description.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tumblr safety threats:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bullying.<\/strong> As one customer review states, \u201c\u2026Tumblr has one prevailing problem, that being its toxic culture. Granted, the toxicity is well intended, meaning to shame sexism, transphobia, homophobia, and racism. But, if you are a heterosexual white male, you will be called \u2018trash.\u2019 Luckily, this culture can be avoided by simply ignoring it or unfollowing the people who brought it to your front page.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Predators.<\/strong> Because of Tumblr\u2019s liberal content, conversations between strangers can be open doors to preditorial behavior and access to personal information through on-going conversations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-harm.<\/strong> If an at-risk teen needed a place to join a group of other spiraling teens, he or she would find an ample supply of friends on Tumblr. The dark side of this social network is palpable.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Privacy.<\/strong> Privacy and filtering options are limited (outside of normal blocking and setting a blog to \u2018private\u2019) and the \u201canonymous\u201d option of asking other users questions, opens the door to safety issues for families. A user\u2019s main Tumblr must remain public while additional sub blogs may be created and locked (much like a Facebook group).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pornography.<\/strong> The massive amounts of sexual content on Tumblr provide easy access for teens tempted by pornography.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drug use.<\/strong> Drug use and alcohol edification is standard on Tumblr. Teens who spend a lot of time on the site could easily become insensitive to the true dangers of drug use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Family Talking Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Content alternatives.<\/strong> If your child has a Tumblr account and is under 17\u00a0talk about the dangers mentioned above and set family guidelines on how best to proceed. While they may argue that they only follow \u201cfashion, celebrities, friends they know, and inspiring artists or mentors,\u201d suggest they use Instagram or Google (blog search function) to gain the same content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring.<\/strong> The best way to make sure your kids don\u2019t become entranced with Tumblr\u2019s content is to A) install <a href=\"https:\/\/home.mcafee.com\/store\/family-protection\">filtering software<\/a> and B) to monitor their devices regularly. Look for apps on their mobile home screens as well as in <a href=\"https:\/\/mcafee.com\/blogs\/consumer\/are-your-kids-using-vault-apps\/\">Vault Apps<\/a>, where they can easily hide risky apps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternative blogging formats.<\/strong> If you child loves to express herself using blogging, encourage her to use other formats such as WordPress, Facebook Notes, Instagram\u2019s caption area, eblogger or Square Space where she can blog without the addition of Tumblr\u2019s community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adult children.<\/strong> If you have an adult child on Tumblr remind them that employers and universities will find Tumblr content through Googling a prospect\u2019s name. Advise them to take their legal name off of any Tumblr account that shares content others might deem inappropriate. A good rule for assessing your online content: When in doubt, take it out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting.<\/strong> Tumblr does have a reporting system for bullying, harassment, and dangerous behavior so if your kids are on the site make sure they know how and where to make a report. Tumblr specifically has reporting links for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/abuse\/selfharm\">reporting link for self-harm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/abuse\/maliciousspeech\">reporting malicious speech<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/abuse\/harassment\">reporting harassment<\/a> in the form of mean and hateful messages.<\/p>\n<p>While your teen may argue with you that \u201ceveryone I know has a Tumblr account!\u201dor &#8220;It&#8217;s so much cooler than other social networks!&#8221; be strong and set your family boundaries. Tumblr is the last place I\u2019d want my teenager hanging out online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you had issues with Tumblr or similar social networks in your family? What have you found to be the pros and cons of this social network?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Toni Birdsong is a <a href=\"\/\/mcafee.com\/blogs\/author\/toni-birdsong\">Family Safety Evangelist<\/a> to <a title=\"McAfee\" href=\"https:\/\/home.mcafee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McAfee<\/a>. You can find her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McAfee_Family\">@McAfee_Family<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tumblr is social network that has carved a digital niche all its own. 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