Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs

the-iridescence:

staff:

One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech,…

I actually think this is a damn good thing. We are very much aware of the thousands of blogs that promote self harm and there are people who are trying to escape the danger that is self harm. These blogs prove to be triggering, promotes false hopes in ideologies that could potentially be fatal. Yes, it is understandable that people need to express themselves freely about any sort of emotions they are plagued with but there is a healthier way to tackle these emotions. It is important for self harmers to realize this and it is much more important that they are encouraged into getting help.

(via theeoneandonlyknutt)