How to Report Bullying and Abuse on Tumblr

How to Written report Bullying and Abuse on Tumblr

Tumblr has made blogging, sharing content and expressing yourself online easier than always. While the platform has spawned a number of friendly communities and fandoms, the wide number of blogging options available also provide an arsenal of ways to harass.

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To its credit, Tumblr makes it easy for yous to written report harassment. It asks for some easy-to-find specifics through a class that's like shooting fish in a barrel to find and simple to understand. With just a few clicks and a few words, you can help clean upwardly the site.

When dealing with cyber bullying or harassment, teenagers should notify an developed, parent or guardian whom they trust; if necessary, notify local law enforcement.

Hither'due south how to report cyber bullying and harassment on Tumblr:

one. Get to Tumblr'southward form for reporting abuse.

2. Choose "This content is gross or hateful" from the list of options.

3. Choose "Malicious spoken language" if you lot're reporting an abusive site.

iv. Provide the URL, nature of the abuse, and your contact information, then click submit.

If online abuse is causing you lot to have suicidal thoughts, telephone call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

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Andrew E. Freedman is an editor at Tom'due south Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming equally well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a Chiliad.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Magazine amongst others.