So @photomatt (aka the guy who runs the company that owns Tumblr) is doing a livestream right now, taking questions from users.
A user with epilepsy asked if something could be done to make sure that ads aren’t vibrant or strobing, because that’s a seizure risk.
Matt made some vague noises about looking into it, kind of mumbling and then full voice immediately said “you should maybe buy the no ads upgrade, or get someone to gift it to you.”
He suggested the user pay for basic accessibility, to make sure the site doesn’t give them seizures.
I shouldn’t need to explain why this is very very bad, especially in conjunction with that last post from @staff.
Tumblr is apparently running a $30,000,000 deficit, and reversing that is the clear priority of the ownership right now. The interests of users aren’t going to be important until or unless they find a way to monetize us.