The Frantic, Unprecedented Race to Save 700,000 NSFW Tumblrs for Posterity

Volunteers are scrambling to download up to 800 terabytes of content from Tumblr’s adult-themed community before it disappears from view on December 17

Dec 12, 2018 · 5 min read

Photo: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Photo: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images

By Sean Captain

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