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Okay - why porn is even problem? The people in 18-45 group have grown with porn, they have voluntarily and involuntarily seen and read porn they like, porn they don't like, kinky porn they like, kinky porn they don't like, they have been goatse-d, japanese whale-d, two girls one cup-ed and either don't mind porn or have become completely desensitized towards it.

And lets be honest a lot of top advertisements have not threaded carefully into innuendoland.

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operating in certain countries may require paying attention to such things, same as for copyright violations and other "minor" offences.

While a smaller corp may ignore the issue, yahoo is big enough that it's guaranteed to have to pay attention to these things.

(Also: I have never heard of "japanese whale" and it worries me)

(Tubgirl, maybe? :S)

It shouldn't be one. But don't forget the effect of a corporate setting, which leads to people trying to behave like adults. Add american prudence (is that the right word?) concerning even nudity in the media, lawyers trying to protect the company and pr-people doing the same with a focus on public opinion. So I find it not hard to believe that the porn on tumblr will become an issue for them.

Add american prudence (is that the right word?)

The word you're looking for is "prudishness."

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