Reporting Content

Whenever you see content which violates our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, please let us know so that we can take a closer look.

Please understand that we don’t always respond to these reports, but every single one is read (by a real human being), and the reported content is reviewed accordingly.

More importantly, please note that the team behind Tumblr strongly believes in freedom of speech for our global audience to let internet users freely express any ideas and opinions without us censoring or endorsing them.

We take all reports seriously, but we won’t remove content just because it’s offensive (even to us!). We think the correct response to bad or offensive ideas is to speak out against them, not to censor them. If a blog is publishing offensive content with which you don’t agree, feel free to create a blog to speak your own mind on the subject — you’ll of course have the same rights.

Depending on the type of report, you may be required to provide the specific URL of the post you are reporting. We understand that this may not be applicable to a small portion of reports, in which case, please provide the URL of any post on the offending blog and describe the situation when prompted.

If you reported content by mistake, don’t worry. We only remove content if it is in violation of our Terms of Service or our Community Guidelines.

How to Report Abusive Content in the Apps

iOS

Report a post in the iOS app:

Report a blog in the iOS app:

Android

Report a post in the Android app:

Report a blog in the Android app:

How to Report Abusive Content on Web

Report a post:

Report a blog:

How to Report Mislabeled Content

When creating a post, you will have the option to add your own Content Label if the content fits into one of our designations for Mature Content. If you come across a post that should have a Content Label, click or tap the 3 dots icon in the top right corner of the post and click “Suggest Content Label”. Doing so sends the post to our team of moderators for review.

Screenshot depicting how to report a missing Content Label on Tumblr.

If you suggest a label by mistake, don’t worry. Moderators won’t apply labels to posts that don’t need them. If they do (hey, they’re human!), the original poster can appeal the decision.

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