Tumblr tumbles out of Verizon

owner Verizon of blogging is selling service Tumblr, WordPress. a darling of Tumblr early social is known media, for its to the devoted fan base and has been home to angry posts from celebrities like Taylor Swift. It angered many users last year when it banned porn. Verizon got Tumblr through its 2017 purchase of Yahoo, which had bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013, but ended up writing off much of its value. Terms of Verizon’s sale to WordPress owner Automattic of San Francisco weren’t disclosed.