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Automattic CEO calls Tumblr his 'biggest failure' so far
(techcrunch.com)
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the biggest failure was removal of porn from tumbler, they all fled to twitter, and pornhub.
Automattic bought Tumblr after the porn ban.
The ban happened because Verizon was trying to sell it.