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I can't see how one would ponder either of these things before the much simpler 'is this a good platform on which to distribute my research on a highly sensitive topic' and then somehow arrive at 'yes, yes Tumblr is'.

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I can't believe that apparently some people see "Tumblr" but not the "researcher employed by NATO". It's just text and images and video, the "place" where it's at matters only for the people having to pay for pipes, really. Some of the best things in the world get posted in totally random places, it has always been thus.

The 'place' matters an awful lot. For instance, it's perfectly fine to take a poop in your own bathroom. Something being digital doesn't magically free us from context and norms.

serious question: where would you rather put it? new information develops every day, and I'm not sure where you'd post such information.

though I agree, tumblr isn't exactly my first thought. :P

I have no idea, it's just that if this was my job, I'd probably think long and hard about it and likely wouldn't come up with tumblr. This guy seems to be a serious academic:

http://www.belfercenter.org/person/christopher-anzalone

Maybe at an academic institution would be best. Tumblr seems like an obviously iffy choice with a high risk of the work being misidentified/misinterpreted and then tossed out.

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