No Carping. We're Bloggers!

Tumblr Goes Denby: The founder and CEO of Tumblr, David Karp, announced that five blogs in his “community” critical of Web personality Julia Allison have been taken down because they were “derogatory” and constituted “harrassment.” … I suppose Karp can kick whomever he wants off his site–but that’s exactly what seems to be going on here. It certainly smells like a CEO protecting a friend. (Allison says “I haven’t asked David to take down any sites in a long time.” Oh.) … Note to tumblr bloggers Alex Balk and Elizabeth Spiers: Hope you stay on Karp’s good side! …. P.S.: Allison sees Karp’s action as applicable, not just to his “community,” but the entire Internet:.

There is no reason the internet should remain in its current Hobbesian state of nature. Someone needs to begin the long process of setting basic standards of decency online.

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