Why Artists Are LEAVING TWITTER (For Tumblr?!) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

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[@jinxmu07]

This feels like those times you see a group of birds migrating to some place

[@purupumpkin]

It's so funny to me that I migrated to twitter because of Tumblr's oppressive changes and now I'm going back for the same reason

[@SenorDango]

Get it...because Twitter is....Twitter is a bird a-and some birds migra-

[@riotkitty]

Migrating in circles more like

[@Currentlyprocrastinating37]

Yeah, wasn’t there that migration from Tumblr to Twitter and Reddit after they banned p•rn? (Oversimplification, I know) And now those who went to Twitter are going right back to Tumblr! 🎶It’s the Ciiircle of Liiifee🎶

[@v4n1ty92]

@@riotkitty thats what migration is. Back and forth between the same 2 places. Canadian geese migrate to the us in the winter and then back to canada in the summer. Every year.

[@Atlass-Lark]

“Gen Z discovering tumblr” made me take critical damage as a gen z who’s been stuck in tumblr hell since middle school. As someone who loves that hellsite though, come on over! Here you can have not only 1 but many checkmarks that do absolutely nothing 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 🦀

[@heelturn2]

dont forget the ball shaving ads!

[@42seven]

and pikachu

[@bibule]

The whole tumblr aesthetic in general

[@MariaDiaz-zq5ke]

I died with the frickin crab

[@kurapikakurta1997]

And pikachu man

[@casin0circus]

never forget tumblr was the original hellsite, it just got better in 2018 when the majority of the unhinged toxic people left for twitter. nobody on tumblr wants that back. some people who left tumblr for twitter back in 2018 need to recognize that the call is coming from inside the house! wherever you go, there you are! (not everybody obviously, there are a lot of lovely people on twitter who have just been having to put up with toxic behaviors of others just like it was on tumblr before the porn ban)

[@redmagelala]

Ay dios mio! We are full. lo siento but twitter refugees ain't welcome here.

[@dannieamme8180]

The girls are the only reason I'm on Twitter, but think I may have to leave

[@redmagelala]

@@dannieamme8180 How come? Twitter is better now.

[@dannieamme8180]

@@redmagelala lol. Uh....I think it is a National security issue.and when it's possibly shut down I don't want to go through any problems then

[@redmagelala]

@@dannieamme8180 It WAS a national security issue before. Only one view was allowed or you got banned. It also caused violence and hate to fester and grow there. Oh no, now everyone can speak there, it's better now.

[@bigbingus3450]

What's good about tumblr is that follower numbers aren't visible, only to the account holder, which is better than having it on public display. Anyone can make a post and everyone can see it and engage with the OP and it can spread far and wide... it's truly beautiful. That's one of my favorite things about tumblr...

[@kuzillon]

I was planning to begrudgingly make a Twitter account for my art, but looks like I may be off to Tumblr instead! Thanks for covering topics like these! Really helps me stay on top of the latest art community news

[@naraku971]

I know the begrudgingly making a Twitter for art feeling, though I made mine because some bitch ass motherfucker decided to use a Pokémon piece that I made. -_-

[@J3lly601]

Me to lol!

[@yourfavoritepanda]

They're both good for art in different ways, you might as well capitalize on Twitter while it's still alive. The only thing you have to worry about on Twitter is the minors that follow artists can be legit toxic. I'd highly recommend setting your account to sus just to get avoid them lmao

[@42seven]

I may as well leave some tips for any "twitter refugees" here: - put a profile picture and a title to your blog(s) please, and make a post or reblog before following anyone, otherwise you look like a bot, and will probably be blocked on the spot because of that. feel free to make as many blogs as you want, they essentially act like different accounts. reblogs>likes. please reblog art, as likes essentially count as bookmarks, since tumblr doesn't have a algorithm (it does, but people rarely use it) do not act like a twitter user. don't even say "im new here!" tumblr users are (naturally) scared of twitter refugees due to the actions twitter users are known for. if you do those actions, don't do them here. and yes, the only thing that has been unbanned is unclothed people, but use the community labels correctly I think that's all the tips i can think of

[@plushiewatches]

I've always said that Twitter is not really great for someone who just wants to browse art. Only the most recent art will be able to be found, trying to find good older stuff is so swiftly buried that it feels pointless to try. All it gives to artists in my opinion is temporary fame if an art piece does pop off, which only lasts until the next viral tweet. I could be wrong, but that's my view

[@AquariusBruh]

I agree. What I don’t like about Twitter (and Instagram) is that there’s no archive or search function for discovering older artwork at an artist’s account. The limiting vertical layout and the algorithm favouring very recent tweets make things worst in my opinion. Twitter was never intended to be an art platform because the features have a very different purpose

[@AbyssalSoda]

Instagram still my fave platform

[@Xanderfye1]

If you're new to Tumblr, be careful with what you post on there. Once it's posted and reblogged, it's there forever. If you edit/delete your post, it will only affect the post on your blog and not the reblogged copies. But you have the option to turn off the reblogging feature.

[@messybun6439]

But won't it basically become useless if you turn off the reblogging feature?

[@foxsnightmare]

As a seasoned tumblr user; Yes use hashtags BUT only the first 20 show up in search, the rest are for your own organization or you can also tag content warnings there for the users who have those tags on their blocklist so that thay don't have to see it at all, for example "tw blood" or "cw blood"

[@alliu6562]

Tumblr users who survived the tiddy ban: oh how the tables have tabled

[@Snow-Willow]

Lol, right? I was there for that ish show, I'm not sure if it ever resolved and is better now but I was glad to have the push it gave to get off of tumblr. It was so good for my mental health to leave that place.

[@mave_mave]

Man I hope artists or anyone can make an app just for artists to post, I don't feel comfortable posting art in a website where there's so much drama and hate 24/7 I feel like tumblr is a little bit of a safer option. I'll stay low now lol

[@Chdl-nn3gf]

There's Artfol but I'm not sure how good it is since I've never used it but it's a social media that's supposed to be made for artist

[@avillainoustunez]

Deviantart exists, but to be fair it has its own massive issues

[@by_andres_calderon]

Thats why i dont follow trends anymore. Every social media its a pacific place for me

[@astra8372]

Celestia did a video about best apps for art, obviously it's outdated but still: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzdf2Wma9KqgZY She talks about Artfol here too

[@JustAStranger2840]

Inkblot Art is becoming a thing, I think. They're anti-NFT/AI and they come with the option to make creator/non-creator accounts so you know what you're in for when you visit someone's profile.

[@KawaiiChibiArt]

I've been loving my time on Tumblr. I revived my account around late 2019, early 2020. I feel more seen on Tumblr than anywhere else, even outside of making art posts. Because there are so many communities on there, as there would be on any other site, even if my art posts aren't seen by the art community, they're seen by other communities (like if I make fanart for a show or a game I like, I'm more likely to see interactions from people who are also fans of that game or show). And sometimes I get surprised when old posts start gettings notes because more people find it. That's not something I've seen on my other socials. They usually get attention once and on very rare occasion, a new like pops up. I've also found that Tumblr is just better for writing things and spreading things around. I have more text-based posts than art-based posts that are my own rather than reblogs of posts I like and/or agree with. It's also better when it comes to tags. As I've used it, I've learned communities in Tumblr are very into " tag what's in the post, but not everything related to it," and that some people will ask you to remove a tag or add one if they feel it shouldn't or should be included. That's one of the things that made me slowly leave my other socials for Tumblr. While I love seeing original content, I'm also a big fan of fanart. And more often than not, tags for certain characters or ships were full of art that didn't involve them. They were there solely for the sake of the post being seen and that left a negative feeling for me. Tumblr is great for tags because not only do I see the things I ask for, if I have a blocked tag, it blocks it out for me, but still gives me the option to see it, which I usually do if it's a post from someone I follow. And while I do still post on Instagram and TikTok, Tumblr feels the most like home to me. I find it very amusing to see Tumblr ads for Tumblr on Tumblr, but the one that sticks with me says: Tumblr: Fandom, art, chaos. And that sums up Tumblr very well. You have artists, and fandoms, and there's this sense of chaos to it, and it's all enjoyable. I don't plan on deleting my twitter, but I don't plan on really using it either. And if something new comes along, I might just try it out. And to anyone who decided to join Tumblr, I hope you come to enjoy it as much as I do.

[@AuroraPaintBrush4444]

I remember a KZbinr said the way they survived because they never put all their eggs in one basket. But it does suck that you have to spend a lot of energy in so many sites

[@DuchessCelestia]

regarding the fear that the mass resignations are going to permanently kill twitter within the next few days, no - i personally don't believe that will happen, although i don't doubt that technical issues and temporary outages might result from it. again, i may eat my words, but i still feel like both elon and the remaining staff have enough resources to prevent it, and i think elon might look at this more like a money-saving victory instead because his costs will have massively decreased (assuming those resigning aren't receiving severance, which i imagine they wouldn't). nonetheless, things are definitely about to get weird, so here's my tumblr lmao: duchesscelestia.tumblr.com also, i'll edit this comment to include any updates minor enough not to require a new video but still worth mentioning!

[@habanniro]

i think it's gonna start really popping at the seams once the world cup starts but who knows

[@redmagelala]

also: you think hate speech is real. What an out of touch, arrogant person.

[@indiecrowarts]

As someone who started on tumblr first with little success and moved to Twitter basically because every other artist had one, this is definitely making me reconsider visiting tumblr again

[@redmagelala]

You aren't welcome here.

[@ambrosia.floros]

As a person who got back on tumblr in 2019, I will say that unless there is a drastic change in how people interact with art on there ⁠- as it currently is the like to reblog ratio on artists posts is not great. Reblogs go to text posts with short jokes more often than artists' pieces, and that's how it's been since I joined in 2019. I went into a niche fandom where I was posting art, edits, gifs, and text posts about said fandom. My text posts and edits got way more reblog traction than large watercolor pieces, a cosplay I made, and the gifs that took me way more time than the other ones. So, I don't know for sure how well artists will do on the platform unless users begin to use that reblog button.

[@thealicornartist34]

Gaining a following on Twitter has always felt like an impossible task. Instagram is filled with annoying bot accounts. Tiktok terrifies me. Idk how Tumblr is going to fare, but for the sake of finding a following SOMEWHERE I'll probably give it a shot. No matter where I go, how often I post, what I post, I never can get a following. I'm going to stay on Twitter, but I'll try Tumblr too, cause eventually something has gotta work out, right?

[@cutefinnic]

Tumblr is the same

[@calyssmarviss]

The key to tumblr is using the right tags. There WILL be a number of people that are into what you do, whatever that is. You just need to let them know you’re there,

[@bkartistry]

Have you got any engagement through Twitter?

[@thealicornartist34]

@@bkartistry I don't get much engagement anywhere

[@alyxiajohnson6604]

This is hilarious. I watched tumblrians leave for twitter after the nsfw ban and went to twitter, now theyre going back again. Too much irony

[@Dragmiredraws]

I think the best way to go about it is to have a following on both platforms. When everyone left Tumblr, I stayed mildly active on there. I think if artists want it as a business, at the very least should be on as many platforms as possible, then they can at least prevent people from impersonating them in those spaces

[@Snow-Willow]

This 100%. Tools like PostyBirb and Hootsuite are amazing for helping with that too, as they're cross posting tools. Otherwise if you're on too many platforms and have to manage them all manually that can be such a huge time sink.

[@tinymittensdesign]

Me, who never left tumblr: TUMBLR WINS AGAIN! going to have to post 'cringe' and shoot gunshots into the air to keep that property value down though. Don't want BRANDS thinking they're welcome there

[@cosmicchicken579]

Thank god I quit twitter after a couple days of use, seems it was the right choice now that its basically collapsing in front of our very eyes

[@MrRossT1]

Good! Go! You don't know how to monetize Twitter, don't waste time on it! What fool relies on Twitter as their sole platform to advertise! Get your own website, build your own email list. Go! Only thing I'm reading from your comment is you looking for an excuse to justify your laziness to monetize your art!

[@Atlass-Lark]

@@MrRossT1 ??? When did they say anything about monetizing on Twitter?

[@Vex-Trixztra]

@@Atlass-Lark idk what's up this person- like what? There's more reasons to leave then just ads or monetization-

[@Atlass-Lark]

@@Vex-Trixztra RIGHT, like I left Twitter because it was rotting my brain and making me feel really negative constantly, there’s tons of reasons someone might choose to leave

[@iknowwhatyouare102]

@@MrRossT1 Are you ok?

[@naraku971]

My friend never fully recovered from the Tumblrpocalypse. He had a moderately good platform for his dress design drawings to post, and his most popular drawing on the platform which was a very modest white wedding dress with red trim, and every time he tried to repeal it, he couldn’t, I couldn’t understand it.

[@vulpinecatastrophe9377]

Staring at my nearly 7 year old Tumblr account I’ve been regularly using since 6th grade

[@jorrdan.]

I started posting on tumblr again earlier this year but it was kinda hard to get posts to gain traction unless they were fanart, so glad to see so many artists joining the app and art in general getting praise! Is tumblr’s revival era actually happening

[@hannahwhite7227]

With everything going on with Twitter (and people speculating that it’s officially dead now) has made me really think about expanding to other platforms as an artist. I primarily focus on Instagram, but have a KZbin account that I post on occasionally (I never had Twitter). Part of me wants to focus on just one platform, but with the unpredictability of social media and the possibility of something happening to my account (whether I were to follow the community guidelines or not) makes me consider having multiple social media accounts for my own security. Even bigger content creators aren’t safe if the platforms they reside on are being effected, and who’s to say that another social media platforms won’t take the fall after Twitter. It’s scary to have to think about

[@tetraganii]

The temptation to get Twitter blue and just be an art retweet account is immense. My art skills are terrible and I put my skills in other crafts, but I love the art community and would love to be spitefully supportive.

[@atizzlefoshizzle]

I grew up using Tumblr and DeviantArt, but lost my connection with it not to long before graduating from high school and going into college. Now that I’ve finally graduated uni and am trying to plant roots in different social media sites, it feels crazy considering Twitter and TikTok have been the “most relevant” sites for the past couple years. Tbh, I’m kinda relieved that I can return to Tumblr because I used to love it and use it more than anything ever, but am SO scared to see how it’s changed. Also worried how all the migration will shift the site’s “vibe”. I’m definitely going back and we’ll see how it goessss

[@ananaspizza7014]

This is good for me, i plan on hosting my future comic on tumblr so let them come!

[@redmagelala]

No, that'll kill tumblr. Again.

[@AshenDalia]

I never Tumblr's community so for me it's nice to see it grow bigger again, especially since I've always had better luck with engagement with my art on there than I ever did with Twitter. I don't think Twitter is going to shut down and disappear, but branching out is good for artists. I even started using Instagram a little just to post art on there too. I've been watching Artfol but haven't done anything with it yet.

[@cephramusic1187]

I plan on utilizing every appropriate media I can in order to get my work known as a music artist, sound designer and writer. I’ve pretty much been saying what Celest said in this video to everyone after talking to many for a week about the Twitter issues. It’s good to branch out into different and welcoming communities where your work can be enjoys as well as for exclusive to the platform.

[@melaniescribbles]

Man, first that deviantart AI drama, and now this. I have several art accounts and moved my main social media account to Instagram after that whole debacle, but I feel like it's a matter of time before that platform absolutely implodes on itself as well. I'm honestly starting to feel like a big of an online nomad at this point. Anyone have recommendations for a platform that's by artists for artists?

[@hope3290]

I've heard of artfol, but I am not very familiar with it. Also artstation.

[@BWGCQ1Qstar]

@@hope3290 artstion is more a portfolio website not really a share and get many like or get followers website as DeviantArt, Pixiv, FurAffinity, newground ect That place is good to show what you make and people chould commission you easy for that but it a good place to store but not good place to share around

[@allywallydd]

I know it's a few months later, but here's my take: - I never actually had a tumblr, despite it being at its peak in college and me knowing about it. I now have one. - I haven't formally left twitter b/c I do follow artists there that haven't left... but I really don't use it anymore. Heck, my phone removed it to save on memory, lol. - I found ArtFol, and while it's website version is... rough, the app is honestly refreshing. It's like a happy baby between Instagram and Tumblr, and the algorithm - well, there doesn't really seem to *be* one, so you just get what you follow or what shows up as popular/new/however you are sorting your feed. I'm quite hopeful for it- but they do need to up their website game to get a majority of the art community on board. I've also tried a few of the other "new" art websites/apps, but most have had some pretty glaring issues. ArtFol seems the most promising of them all.

[@notevenashamed]

honestly, tumblr became more usable afer the porn ban, also, as of november 1st, they allow nudity, as long as it's properly tagged with the community labels but porn is still not allowed... but that means I get tiddy art in my dash sometimes too, and that's great

[@chuwyverse]

I really miss the old feeling of an art community,, ig and twt changed so fast it's hard to keep up :(

[@beni2462]

In all honesty I want to post my art because the people that have seen it have always said it's pretty good (also because illness makes wallet go brr) + experience and knowledge makes life more rich and enjoyable but due to how the internet works I've been extremely hesitant on where it would be more welcomed if at all. Thanks to your videos I have a much better awareness about how things work for artists so keep doing God's work celestia!

[@riotkitty]

Honestly…I’ve seen Tumbler’s UI, and I don’t like it, especially how comments work. So I’ll be staying on Twitter and KZbin for the time being. I think it’ll be entertaining to say the least, to see where Twitter goes in the future. I recommend making your own site.

[@donitaaaash]

As a person who draws for an active fandom in Tumblr (Precure), for me, is the best option

[@CocoCatArt]

As an artist who's trying to make a living off of art I stayed far away from Twitter and Tiktok because of how toxic the environment on these platforms are. Though I do have a following on Insta it's still pretty hard to thrive there because you gotta follow the algorithm and the algorithm right now is just reels which I don't really enjoy making. I'll probably go try Tumblr and see what happens. BTW thx for the info Celestia!!!

[@himynameisoliver]

twitter sucks dude but i cant help but pity the artists and content creators that used it as an important platform, though as a tumblr based artist i can see tumblr working for artists. i love tumblr

[@TideMakesContent]

I'm an artist that had plans to build up a following in Twitter but after reading about the stuff, I started branching out to old art communities like Pixiv, Tumblr and heck, even in some parts of Reddit. I decided to actually make a new Tumblr acc for my art acc since Twitter might get end. So hopefully it goes well. *fingers crossed.

[@fallenmoon4586]

When I was younger, I never understood tumbler that much and didn’t know that it was an art community. I would give it a shot now I know, while still keeping my Twitter account open (As a back up if things go south).

[@PachyxLee]

"From Tumblr did these artists emerge; to Tumblr they shall return." -Sun Tzu

[@pastelringz]

The algorithm on tumblr to me is trash, I’ve been on there for a while and I barely get likes at all. I feel like none of my work is ever seen.

[@redmagelala]

Why would you wanna be seen? Tumblr users don't wanna get notes.

[@lemonballs]

​@@redmagelalacause its fun.

[@wolfiegirlxox]

I understand that to outsiders Tumblr seems pretty dead but there is a large community there. I don't know what Tumblr used to be when it was huge but nowadays it is the home and safespace for weirdos of all kinds, fangirls, theatre kids, you name it, Tumblr's probably got it. while Twitter Refugees, as we've called them, have been coming to Tumblr there has been a massive debate over whether or not they should be welcomed because one of the main parts of Tumblr culture now is that we hate the algorithm, new users don't know how posts spread on Tumblr which will either cause the site to die entirely or gain an algorithm, which we deffinatly do not want.

[@Aekwkakmwkwksekks]

Twitter has been hell fire recently, so glad I’ve never had it.

[@redmagelala]

Recently, as in the last few years.

[@TheCrazyChickUpstair]

Idk.. I''m not too worried because I've had my art twitter for a few years and never got more than 70 follows. But it does suck that it's another round of artists being kicked aside and making it harder for people to show off their work.

[@fluffybluesoul2262]

Bro tumbler was lagging so slow yesterday 💀. Like so many ppl came to us because of the twitter. I have always I like tumbler or than Twitter to be honest all of my niche fandoms are still alive and kicking compared to Twitter where there’s like no one there.

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

Thank you for explaining the situation- I've seen people talk about what's been going on on twitter but I haven't seen anyone talk about what was going on on Tumblr

[@purupumpkin]

See you on tumblr guys hmu if you want to be art pals bc I got nobody on there haha

[@magicianofstarlight3123]

I have a Tumblr account since earlier this year, and though I never got to experience the times where Tumblr was popular and the whole war against 4chan and the events that lead up to the banning of NSFW content, I see Tumblr as a very chill place where you actually get to see posts that you might like instead of whatever the fuck Twitter or Instagram throw at you on your feed; my art getting engagement is still a hit-or-miss situation, sometimes I get a lot of interactions while other times I don't get a single like or reblog on my posts, but all in all, I really like Tumblr and totally enjoy being there more than being on Twitter. I wanna ask though, could Newgrounds be another good alternative for me as an artist to try? Because I got interested in it but I don't know anything about it :o

[@elliart7432]

As someone who's stayed on Tumblr for years and avoids twitter like a 35 year old evangelical woman from the 1980's avoids rock and roll, this whole situation was fucking hilarious

[@sowrgummiwrmz]

I swear this channel is WAY too underrated.

[@pristina4628]

I am glad you came to discuss about it♥

[@nef36]

All the tumble artists left for twitter when prorn was banned, but now everyone's coming back now that mysk is at the head lmao

[@-themightymittens-]

And now we're leaving Tumblr bc they're letting their AI partners scrape the website 😭

[@butteranjosty]

I started on tumblr around 2 to 3 years ago now, I only recently spread out to twitter and instagram. To me posting on tumblr is way more fluid than both the other one’s, even only being able to post sketches at the moment I still get some ok engagement.

[@Thetableishot]

We’re moving further and further into an dystopian, cyberpunk universe.

[@redmagelala]

How? If anything, we're moving further away from that.

[@Thetableishot]

@@redmagelala Explain maybe instead of just making a vague comment?

[@Thetableishot]

Have you not seen what’s been happening lately with this A.I. art? Everything being made into subscriptions? And Elon musk (MAYBE) making the blue check mark paid?

[@hope3290]

@@Thetableishot Don't bother with them, they think being able to get away with using slurs is a good thing for "freedom."

[@Thetableishot]

@@hope3290 LOL, like for real though.

[@simonspethmann8086]

... so the blue check mark thing sounds like what Suckerberg is doing in FB and Insta, except it's more visible. (On there, you don't really know who paid what to whom, but the algorithm is kind of schewed.)

[@kp12_art]

I don’t have Twitter & never have so this is the first I’m hearing of this, but I now have a slight desire to start using Tumblr again haha

[@kukuruyo5994]

Why an artist would choose the most Perpetually Offended place on the planet is beyond me

[@bluucaterpillars]

been on tumblr since 2020, you're all welcome just don't be dumb

[@patrickkirby6580]

“Just don’t be dumb” You do realize this is tumblr right?

[@42seven]

i left twitter due to the stress of being on there, and tumblr is so much better, I mean, we have a new stupid trend every day, though it's obvious that tumblr won't (or can't, depending on how you read the situation) remove the ban cause of apple and their policies (why can't you find a ao3 app on the apple app store? maybe cause of a good portion of the content on the website?) but tumblr is a way better site for peoples mental health, even though people are distrustful of the so called twitter refugees, with good reason.

[@redmagelala]

We also get away with hateful slurs. And bans are meaningless. I'd say tumblr is better.

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

I'm a Hobbyist, so I don't really post my art. But when I do, I think I'm going to stick to Artfol As for just general use. Currently I still use both, but that might change

[@kittysune1]

Is Artfol pretty good? I've been thinking about getting the app but I want to know are there restrictions for drawing certain things.

[@Bee8467]

I got an tumblr account a few days ago after wanting to for months (to look at more furby content ofc) but now it looks like i moved from twitter to there when I never have had twitter… ah i guess that is what i get for waiting to get an account for so long lol

[@Friendstoyourend]

Actually the real reason everyone is leaving Twitter is because Melon Husk sent out an email to all the employees saying either accept this really bad work enviroment or leave and most of them chose to leave INCLUDING all the engineers that kept the vital parts of the site running (like being able to tweet, that kinda thing) and nobody knows when the site'll just stop working

[@redmagelala]

Twitter lost a good chunk of it's employees...and nothing changed.

[@3rdstrikestan930]

I'm glad I don't have Twitter in first place

[@maninanikittycat4238]

Same. I didn’t had a Twitter because of the users

[@redmagelala]

I didn't get one because they banned you for literally everything. Now I might get one.

[@IReadTooMuchCrap]

I was doing a real bad job of using Twitter to promote my art. The moment I noticed that Twitter was starting to fire people I deactivated my account because I feared that the security would become defenseless. Not sure if I will go back to Tumblr yet.

[@redmagelala]

Nothing has changed, the site still runs as well.

[@Ferdslree]

Reddit & Tumblr is my go to when it comes to posting art

[@lavndvrr]

I use tumblr a lot but for writing, I love tumblr a lot and it’s really easy to use once you get used to it. I read whump on tumblr and from what I’ve seen it’s pretty wholesome. Im not in the art community on tumblr so I’m not so sure how it’s like. The tagging system is amazing and it’s really easy to get a big following. There aren’t a lot of tutorials online for tumblr tho

[@kimkimiaroch7117]

As an artist im getting tired of instagram and tiktok etc i feel like i dont find my kind of audience. I like more devianart and youtube

[@pinkieglitterheart]

I use Tumblr and Instagram more for art. Tumblr cause besides bothering your followers or people checking tags. you can spam post without getting snipped off. plus I can like and follow with it being private for once. plus I post ocs so even if its less getting seen then fanart on there I'm see looked àt by other oc creators and my friends

[@rottenkitten6318]

HI !! I'm a fellow Twitter user and wanted to help clear things up a bit . As far as we know , whatever Elon is doing does not affect your " Latest Tweets " page . - to change it , go to your home page and click the little sparkles at the top right ! I don't like Elon , but I don't really think he's as big a dumbass as we make him out to me . This may just be me hopeful speaking , but I don't think he'd pay 44 mil for this site to go to shit so easily . - a LOT of the accounts that deactivated or were banned were from SH twt , ED twt , TK twt , Gore twt , MAP twt , etc etc . . NO contrary to popular belief , the site isn't shutting down . People took " closing twt hq / offices temporarily " as " holy shit Twitter gone " but that's not the case , and Twitter is fine . The actual system running of twt is very much separate from the entire company itself lol It is always nice to branch out when it comes to sites your audience can locate you on , but please be aware that those sites have communities apart from twt that should be looked into and respected rightfully . B4 jumping ship to tumblr I advise seeking videos on how the site actually works lmao

[@littlenuni]

Where ever you are “this is this is totally my name” you have stood out since the day I heard her shout you out XD

[@Bokatisha1234]

I'm stuck with Twitter because of the nature of my community and job, but it's been so nice seeing my friends jump back to Tumblr/start more relaxed blogs and have fun with it! Tumblr has been kind of my safe space where garbage isn't thrown in my face every 5 minutes, so it's nice to have more buds there. I worry that the VTuber community won't adjust fast enough and decide to write it off, but we'll see.

[@couchpotatonay5697]

I only recently made a twt after debating and I'm hoping that twt doesn't go down the drain bc I'm scared of having to moving now

[@redmagelala]

we'll steal your shoelaces. At minimum.

[@StellaDaBest]

For so long I wanted to immigrate from Instagram to twitter or at least use both but I now I'm kinda glad, still wish will this didn't happen as Twitter will have mostly be more useful for me as an artist.

[@eunjiart_]

A while back, I didn't want to use Twitter because I saw how toxic and biased it was in some topics I was interested in. I started using it for art though, and the art community was very inviting and friendly. It is much better than Tumblr by far. I only post SFW, so this wasn't a reason I didn't want to use Tumblr. The issue I have is that it is not good for art no matter what anyone says. The layout is only really good for certain types of creative posts or uploads. As for the algo issues in Twitter, those were always there which is why I already used the Lists feature before the new updates. The Lists were there the whole time so why weren't they already being utilized? Because there was a mandela effect going on where users thought they could just be seen. Paying for the checkmark really doesn't sound like a bad deal when you think of your work as a business and that it's way cheaper than paying for a website. If you're doing art as a hobby and for your own enjoyment, there shouldn't be an issue. That's just my ramble, but it makes sense to me and the complaints about Twitter do not.

[@emilyweston460]

I made a tumblr in 2011 but never really figured out how to use it until 2020 (you know.. when many of us furloughed suddenly had extra time >.>...). So I missed a lot of the FFA art. But even in its diminished state, I really liked it. For me it was easy to find good fandom content and ART even for niche stuff. I made a Twitter around the same time but the vibe there was really different. I didn't totally get into it. Back to work now so I don't have time for either, but once my life settles down I would definitely prefer Tumblr even if it wasn't for the current Twitter drama. I do hope this whole thing makes more artists look at tumblr 👀and hopefully at some point we can get more relaxed rules on the nsfw stuff for those of appropriate age lol.

[@theartcreep5772]

As an artist who's just starting out growing their platform, all these social media changes are hard to see. I spent a lot of time trying to post KZbin speed paints but the algorithm didn't rlly promote my vids. I spent almost 3 years on Instagram trying to grow, but once again, the algorithm changed. I just got started on Twitter and now I see this. I only really have luck with TikTok now, which is more of a short term audience then a long term audience if that makes sense. Should I really move to Tumblr? Is DeviantArt still a thing?

[@meikahidenori]

It wasn't long ago people left DA for Tumblr until Tumblrs rules changed towards showing any tiny hint of boobs - in Safe for Work drawings too. 😅 honestly blogger should be made viable again, or at least fixed up enough that interaction between users is improved. 🤣 I've never had many issues with blogger thankfully but then I'm someone who's been around since live journal, messanger message boards and geocities were a thing so Blogger has been my comfy fit. The fact it has content warnings for nsfw blogs and that you can use to stop underaged veiwers veiwing your work is really good and I haven't seen other platforms do anything like it. The only issue with it is if you haven't put you age in anything Google related you won't be able to view those blogs at all. As someone who made a living of painting pin ups at one point or another this has been great for me as being unable to even show tasteful nudity has been a problem as you can't show anything to clients!

[@Curera291]

I honestly don't know what tf is going on, I just re-joined Tumblr to find more ship art only in a few mere days hear about blue birds migrating from Twitter to Tumblr °-°

[@QuittingYoutube24]

So glad I never had a Twitter.

[@penkinodenuevo7468]

Social Networks are just vessels for people, but hopes up for the future of Tumblr.

[@ZephyrBW]

I’m using tumble now but it’s frustrating because even when I put the most popular hashtags now I still don’t get much feedback or any likes. And yeah I try’d using multiple blogs one of which shows a lot more Intense works but still I’m struggling here. And I’m not sure what to do

[@wub9044]

I'm not trusting this. If they're so vague on whether NSFW art is allowed or not, then I highly doubt they'll lift the ban. And even if that happens, it'll probably be a long amount of time until they reach that point.

[@felix_xb]

Can you review all the art communities? Artstation, deviant art, pixiv, etc

[@neyuse]

I will stay on twitter until is no longer usable but I have made a tumble blood and undusted my insta now that I have seen you can actually post things from your computer, it will be hard to grow once again but gotta keep fighting and hope musk sells twitter I wish nothing but bad to that man

[@nerdcuddles7731]

I dont think the porn ban needs to be lifted, though I wouldn't have an issue with its return if there is actual age gating for that content unlike twitter which has absolutly no separation

[@phoebejohnson1925]

I've already got a Tumblr account where I put my art. Though I haven't uploaded anything art-wise to it in months (the last piece of art I put on was a Starsky and Hutch screenshot redraw). Though I'm going to upload a few pieces in a few days...

[@maef7026]

Tumblr is wild, I saw someone had a sketch that had over 2000 notes and the artists finished that sketch and colored it and even talked about how they spent over a week just to finish coloring it and it got 50 notes. What's interesting is that the artist said that they were happy with leaving it as a sketch but since people loved it so much they decided to finish and color it and they got barely any activity on that work that apparently took them over a week to finish. I don't get tumblr. Sometimes the most amazing works get like 200 notes and then you go to their other pages and they get lots of activity there. You still can't even post a female nip on tumblr, so I've noticed a lot of artists still redirecting everyone to twitter for their nsfw works.

[@CrimsonStudioz]

I hoped back on to Tumblr on 2020 and my experience on it is way better than on twitter I honestly hope that it could truly be revived back to it's former glory

[@musingsofmessa]

Aside from Tumblr, I'm looking into Pillowfort Social. I'm waiting for an email. 😊 I wouldn't want Twitter to die, and hope it doesn't. But I'm on other platforms. 🙂

[@ellafrost4296]

Funnily enough, I wound up transitioning from Twitter to Tumblr for something completely different. I wanted to make fanart for a fan fiction and the entire fanbase for that fanfic was 95% on Tumblr. So I made a Tumblr account. I was surprised by how much my art was getting noticed. Not an insane amount, I’m still developing, but I was used to getting barely any response to the stuff I posted on Twitter. I still have my Twitter account, but I’ve been using it infinitely less.

[@idrawanawfullot]

Artists are leaving Twitter~ Talks more about Twitter than Tumblr XD

[@IAARPOTI]

Well it is gonna be an era of " Tumblr sexy men " .

[@redmagelala]

tumblr gonna get worse...feelsbadman

[@IAARPOTI]

@@redmagelala let's all move to KZbin.

[@redmagelala]

@@IAARPOTI They're even worse than old twitter.

[@Crystre]

I remember I way on tumblr when the first wave of twitter users came (when it was first announced Elon might buy twitter) Ever since then I’ve been predicting the “twitter users migration to tumblr”. Part of me is actually surprised it happened tho…

[@SylvesterLazarus]

Elon... Elon... Firing the moderation staff before setting up a new team sounds exactly like deliberatly lighting your house on fire before buying a fire extinguisher.

[@redmagelala]

They banned people for bad reasons. Getting rid of them is a win for democracy. Yes, slurs are allowed if you want democracy.

[@goopybonez]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but I will say: Use as many social medias as you can, with all your art (if you're trying to market yourself.) This video was leaning more on opinions and not looking at each outcome of changes going on, but I won't get into detail with that yet.

[@BlueArchiveFan528]

The moment the face was drawn, i was surprised on how smug it is.

[@zaccompton5650]

This made me get Tumblr Again to start an art following 😊