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staff https://tmblr.co/mr_BTLFg8QzTPUMVSbe3vbg, I believe that tumblr’s decision to delete the satirical fan blog, osha_official, is a violation of user rights under fair use.

First let’s be clear — none of the people who followed this blog actually believed that it was an official representative of the OSHA organization. It was obvious to all of us that the “official” in the blog title was satirical. We all fully understood that it was simply a fan blog that spread enthusiasm about labor rights and safety standards.

This is tumblr, after all. The layperson’s website.

The users on this website take PRIDE*♡* in the website’s lack of “bluechecks.” Many of us look upon influencer culture and corporate PR with disdain.

If tumblr staff https://tmblr.co/mr_BTLFg8QzTPUMVSbe3vbg were truly concerned about a blogger impersonating an organization, then I do not understand why staff https://tmblr.co/mr_BTLFg8QzTPUMVSbe3vbg didn’t simply require the blog to change its name, rather than deleting it altogether. This blog was beloved.

The osha_official fan blog made lighthearted, cheeky posts that support labor rights & safe working environments. It was relatable, and comforting, for us to be able to like and reblog posts of that nature.

For many users this deletion feels like a direct attack on our collective freedom of expression, and on our community identity.

Many of us are laborers ourselves.

Tumblr is one of the ONLY social media websites left in which users feel safe to voice genuine grievances about bad working conditions without fear of our bosses finding out and firing us.

Please bring it back. (Your picture was not posted)