Apple has let bigger names, l ike Playboy and Sports Illustrated, slide, even though those apps feature nudity and sex. The property has a larger audience now and more media cachet. So why now? Perhaps it has to do with the site's sale to Yahoo. Even with the ban, when downloading the app for the first time the disclaimer to the right shows up. The Tumblr app showed up in the iPhone app store back in 2009. RELATED: Happy Birthday: Perfect 10 Sues TumblrĪpple has never adhered to that philosophy, but porn on Tumblr and under those tags is nothing new. Sure, that's amid some nudity and sex, but this is the Internet after-all and porn abounds just a few taps away over in the Safari app. A quick search of ' gay' surfaces a post saying 'I'm gonna go pee,' a trailer for a movie about homosexuality in Uganda, and a photo of two fully clothed women on the beach. RELATED: Of Course There's Porn on PinterestĬertainly not all of the stuff tagged 'gay,' 'lesbian,' and 'bisexual' on Tumblr have anything to do with sex.
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