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July 21, 2021

Tumblr debuts Post+, a subscription service for Gen Z creators.

December 17, 2018

Tumblr bans "adult content" on the website.

September 26, 2011

Tumblr raises a $85,000,000 series E round from CrunchFund, Greylock, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

November 19, 2010

Tumblr raises a $30,000,000 series D round from Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

April 20, 2010

Tumblr raises a $5,000,000 series C round from Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

December 11, 2008

Tumblr raises a $4,500,000 series B round from Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

October 31, 2007

Tumblr raises a $750,000 seed round from Albert Wenger, Fred Seibert, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

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Tumblr's subscription product Post+ enters open beta after much scrutiny from users

Amanda Silberling

September 21, 2021

TechCrunch

Tumblr is entering open beta for its subscription product Post+, meaning that all U.S. users can now try out the monetization feature. The product launched in closed beta in July, allowing users hand-picked by Tumblr to place some of their content behind a monthly paywall. This marked the first time that Tumblr allowed bloggers to [...]

Going the way of Tumblr: OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content from platform

USA TODAY

August 19, 2021

USA TODAY

OnlyFans told Bloomberg it would "prohibit creators from posting material with sexually explicit conduct on its website."

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Richard Dal Porto

July 23, 2021

TechCrunch

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Trouble in fandom paradise: Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature

Amanda Silberling

July 22, 2021

TechCrunch

The Tumblr community often refers to itself as the Wild West of the internet, and they're not wrong. A text post with over 70,000 notes puts it best: "Tumblr is my favorite social media site because this place is literally uninhabitable for celebrities. No verification system, no algorithm that boosts their posts, it's a completely [...]

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Richard Dal Porto

July 21, 2021

TechCrunch

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