It's also important to note that, in the app, there's no way to prevent people from finding your posts by searching for your email address, so the site actually provides more flexibility within the settings. Users should be aware that the option to chat with other users opens up possibilities for teens to have contact with anonymous adults. Lowbrow humor abounds alongside more thoughtful content. The snazzy microblogging platform has something for everyone - except kids. Reading on the phone or tablet is easy and appealing, and posting quick blogs-on-the-go is super easy, with a graphical interface for entering text, images, quotes, links, videos, or simply a "hello" greeting. Users can curate their followings according to their tastes. But the look is sleek and the features Tumblr has are often inspired. The lack of a commenting feature, the oldest blog tool in the world, is rather annoying. For example, there are how-to blogs about eating disorders and also support-oriented blogs about preventing them. Think of it as a superblog, a streaming scrapbook of text, photos, videos, and audio clips, offering information a wide variety of topics. Though it's a potentially creative outlet where teens can connect with others, it also has a lot of mature content and almost no privacy options. As of 2019, there's also a group chatting feature in the Tumblr app. As of 2017, there's a "Safe Mode" that users can toggle on and off that filters out racier content, but there's no lock or gate to keep teens from changing the setting. Note that posts are public by default and there's only one privacy setting which is only available on the website - not the app: Users can turn off the option to let others find their blog through an email address. (There's really everything under the sun here - positive and negative.) The terms of service specify that Tumblr should not be used by children under 13, but the app stores rate it as mature and for 17 and older. Though the keyword search does block terms such as "porn," "f-k," and "sex," curious kids could stumble upon racy, and even raunchy, images and writings. The microblogging site and app showcases a range of user-generated content including product ads, racy images, depictions of drug use, and plenty of offensive language. Parents need to know that that this online hangout is hip and creative but too raunchy for tykes.
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