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I thought Yahoo's acquisition was what stopped their 18+ content

But perhaps the most catastrophic misfire of all was the notorious ‘porn ban’ that came into place on December 17, 2018 – a policy partly driven by a US law [1] that made websites liable for sex trafficking that might take place on their platform. The ban covers ‘female presenting nipples’, genitals, and any depicted sex acts. Until then, the platform had remained a refuge for a devoted community of users, but this decision affected swift and dire consequences.

https://www.wired.com/story/tumblr-sold-to-wordpress/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSTA-SESTA