![]() And Motherboard found remnants of only two creepshot accounts that have been deleted, although it wasn’t immediately clear if the owner of the account had closed it themselves, or if Tumblr had done so. Only a handful of Tumblr blogs Motherboard found were flagged as “sensitive,” in which users have to turn off “ Safe Mode” to view the blog’s content. Some accounts do offer to delete photos if contacted by someone who has “cause for removal,” but it is unclear how responsive each particular blog might be. A second user asks for $50 for three years worth of clips. No lowballers please,” to be paid via PayPal. Other creepshot sharers offer to sell their large video collections-one user advertises a cache of around 20GB, for “a donation of your choice. “What is a good camera to use? I’m a college student and would like to submit videos, but my GoPro doesn’t get the job done,” one Tumblr user writes on their blog. A Google search of phrases in the guide suggest it is not available elsewhere online. One Tumblr provides a detailed guide on how potential stalkers can get better quality photos, with sections on iPhones, Android devices, and DSLR cameras. One of the most popular creepshot Tumblrs has some 11,000 followers, and one of its posts has over 53,000 interactions linked to it, including reblogs, where the video or picture then appears on the user’s own Tumblr, spreading the content further. And Tumblr seems to not care at all about the problem,” an anonymous tipster, who first alerted Motherboard to the issue, wrote in an email. “This is only the tip of the iceberg, there are probably hundreds of these accounts filming in high schools, college campuses, in malls, and on the streets. Some of the subjects of these images, as well as many of the clothed creepshots, appear to be young, possibly teenagers. In some cases, the Tumblrs also host ‘upskirt’ photos or videos, where a camera is deliberately, and stealthily, positioned to look up an unsuspecting person’s skirt. Motherboard found just under 70 Tumblr blogs focused on sharing creepshots, most with a bevy of content. ![]() Simply typing ‘creepshot’ or related terms into Tumblr’s built-in search function returns a steady stream of tagged posts, and Google queries easily reveal links to relevant Tumblr blogs. They aren't obligated, legally or ethically, to display anything they don't want on that wall.“No one is safe,” the tagline on one creepshot Tumblr found by Motherboard reads. You may wish Tumblr would do otherwise, but it's their wall. It's not really censorship for me to paint over your graffiti on my wall. This appears to be a bunch of people using their freedom to speak their mind, and (presumably) a company agreeing with them. I have a hard time seeing any censorship here. If you find this series of events objectionable, what's your preferred alternative? Should Tumblr be compelled by law to host them? Should third parties be prevented from pointing them out? Are you just saying you'd prefer Tumblr ignore them? ![]() Tumblr will presumably then remove this content. Other people then pressure Tumblr to remove that content. Third parties did some basic research and found the existence of this material on Tumblr's site. One of the most popular creepshot Tumblrs has some 11,000 followers, and one of its posts has over 53,000 interactions linked to it, including reblogs, where the video or picture then appears on the user's own Tumblr, spreading the content further. And Tumblr seems to not care at all about the problem," an anonymous tipster, who first alerted Motherboard to the issue, wrote in an email. "This is only the tip of the iceberg, there are probably hundreds of these accounts filming in high schools, college campuses, in malls, and on the streets. In some cases, the Tumblrs also host 'upskirt' photos or videos, where a camera is deliberately, and stealthily, positioned to look up an unsuspecting person's skirt. From the report: Simply typing 'creepshot' or related terms into Tumblr's built-in search function returns a steady stream of tagged posts, and Google queries easily reveal links to relevant Tumblr blogs. After Reddit famously banned the creepshots sub-reddit, which shared non-consensual, revealing photos of women, Tumblr now has a slew of users pushing out similar photos across at least dozens of dedicated blogs, a Motherboard investigation has found.
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