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A tumblr post by staff on oct 15, 2013. It says “for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits”
A tumblr post by staff on oct 15, 2013. It says “for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits”
I’ve just looked at Tumblr again after many years away. What the hell is with the 10 million blue ticks?
Tumblr lets you buy several useless blue ticks for 2.50 each.
They don’t even have to be blue! You can have useless ticks in many different colors!
honestly a brilliant move and very on brand for Tumblr.
When Elon bought Twitter he changed the verification system which used to be for public personalities to be trusted into a paid tier. So suddenly you could have a blue check mark by your name just like Rhianna, AOC, or any of your other favorite celebs for $10/month. Tumblr responded by selling rainbow checkmarks to anyone for $2.50 and so a lot of people sarcastically bought and gifted them to other people to make fun of Twitter. Ultimately they’re meaningless
its 14 but close