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I reported on behalf of DTWPS after seeing a death threat they got from one asshole who got offended by what they were saying. I made a screenshot of the threat as well, but while it’s still not deleted, you can see it here (MAJOR TW in link for explicit violence and threats). That’s the asshole who made the threat.
In my report, I just basically said this person was saying some very vile and threatening things to DTWPS, and I didn’t feel safe on the site anymore if people can say shit like that. Even if they weren’t srs, still, what they said was disgusting, triggering, and upsetting. There is NO REASON TO GO THAT FAR. NONE.
And they’re trying to defend this asshole with the “freedom of speech” claim and saying that they were just ranting? I don’t fucking think so.
Tumblr staff never seems to understand their own TOS…
Make a death threat to a black person and its “just venting”
I also wanna know what motherfucking criminology degree these fuckers have that they can tell a real death threat from a fake one. I want another opinion, assholes.
WHAT THE HELL, TUMBLR.
(Source: cruelyouth)
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windatyourfeels reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
Yeah :/ I wasn’t going to mention it, but they basically gave me the exact same response about “Freedom of speech” even...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from modernistwitch and added:
Holy fuck. We need to keep some sort of a record of this bullshit.
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lostwaxmethod reblogged this from modernistwitch
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miraclesaremadeofluckandtime reblogged this from modernistwitch and added:
God I really do hate the Tumblr’s staff “freedom of speech” response they so love giving out when *violence and death...
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queennubian reblogged this from baddominicana and added:
hold up, so you can threaten to kill someone on the interwebs and it’s all good as long as the threats are coming from...
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modernistwitch reblogged this from baddominicana and added:
FYI - I also sent a complaint and got the same canned response. FUCKED.
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cruelyouth reblogged this from drunkenkurage and added:
Well, good for you. But DTWPS has had multiple death threats thrown at them on this site (mainly because they point out...
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drunkenkurage reblogged this from feministjenn and added:
Yea, I got that. What I meant was that I didn’t see how the original post was a big deal. Maybe I’m just a jaded...
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feministjenn reblogged this from drunkenkurage and added:
DTWPS got death threats sent to hir tumblr, notforyoutobreak sent an email to tumblr support, and this was their...
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drunkenkurage reblogged this from feministjenn and added:
Had to re-read the linked page a couple times. I still don’t see what the big deal is.
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pompadoursandpincurls reblogged this from stardustprince and added:
Tumblr, what the fuck.
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elllikesbees reblogged this from karnythia and added:
Jesus fucking christ, tumblr.
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feministjenn reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
what the fuckkkkkkk that’s so fucked up Savannah. D:
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scar-lip reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat.
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sooolondon reblogged this from karnythia and added:
Make a death threat to a black person and its “just venting”
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cruelyouth reblogged this from suddenlytentacles and added:
No, it doesn’t matter whether it was serious or not. Threats like these, where a person threatens a direct action on...
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yusukebanana reblogged this from thedarkamethyst
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falltorise reblogged this from thedarkamethyst and added:
Tumblr Support? You’re a bunch of dumbfucks. How can a statement advocating lynching not be treated as hate speech?...
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suddenlytentacles reblogged this from b-mommy and added:
Heads up, this is not me disagreeing in any way; dude’s a stone cold piece of shit. Problem is, the threat itself is so...
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spastasmagoria reblogged this from karnythia and added:
Way to suck tumblr
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garpusstuff reblogged this from karnythia and added:
WTF is this bullshit, Tumblr?
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literarybinge reblogged this from cruelyouth
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cruelyouth reblogged this from anedumacation and added:
Oh yeah, I think I remember Tumblr defending a white girl who was saying racist shit and then got upset that she was...
