WAFRN is a federated social media platform designed as an alternative to Tumblr, focusing on privacy and decentralization. It offers features similar to Tumblr, such as customizable posts and emoji reactions, while allowing users to connect across different platforms in the Fediverse using the ActivityPub protocol. WAFRN emphasizes inclusivity, with policies against harassment and content restrictions found on more traditional platforms, creating a space for users to freely express themselves. It’s currently in active development, and users are encouraged to host their own instances if desired.
They had a purge long ago, I would have thought an alternative that allowed explicit content would have appeared since then but this seems like the first one which is mind blowing.
OnlyFans was basically the replacement.
No it wasn’t. OnlyFans is a place where “models” can monetize their sexy photos. Tumblr was used to share images and videos and people can reblog them on their own profile. The functionalies are totally different.
After Tumblr came newtumbl, bdsmlr, reblogme, imaglr, and probably some others. Some of these like newtumbl and reblogme were pretty big until their deaths.