How Tumblr Reconciles Political Activism With Business

Matthew Hughes, The Next Web
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 8:38am

Tumblr is an Internet property known for its pronounced activist streak. That’s as true for its community as it is for the company as a whole. Where other businesses have remained silent, the youth-oriented blogging service has been at the center of several fraught battles, including net neutrality, reproductive rights, and the fight against SOPA — the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act.

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