Since the other ask didn’t seem to cover it, Why is Live being kept as a feature? It’s almost universally hated, there’s a post that circulates every week reminding us to turn it off so we don’t forget to do so, the only feature live has is porn users which appeals to small portions of the user base but otherwise isn’t worth the hassle. Why is this feature still Around? I’m genuinely wondering, this isn’t meant as an attack, I just do not understand how a feature so detested could possibly be beneficial to the site.
We have a contractual obligation to try to make Live as successful as possible through the end of the year, and we’ll do our best there. By January, aligned with the new more focused approached of Tumblr teams, we’ll re-assess whether it should be part of the Tumblr app anymore. That’s all I can really say about it, and I hope that answers your question and gives you something to look forward to in 2024.
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