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tdeck 3h ago

Seems kind of cool actually. Unfortunate that this is the way I heard about it.

i encountered it once. it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.

im sure this site has a lot of valuable media on it, woulda been cool if they just handed a backup over to internet archives.

bitwize 1h ago

> it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.

so... tumblr at its peak?

nkrisc 14m ago

Yeah that’s the problem with sites like these. They just turn into furry porn and drive everyone else away.

F3nd0 1h ago

At first I thought this was a Fediverse instance, but it seems like it was its own isolated thing? Shame.

JacobAsmuth 2h ago

What's pillowfort?

egypturnash 1h ago

Tumblr clone.

andrewstuart 2h ago

What is pillow fort?

emaro 1h ago

You find the information on their homepage under "what is pillowfort"?

> Pillowfort.social is a multipurpose blogging platform. You can use Pillowfort to connect with other fans of your favorite books or tv shows, show off artwork or writing, get tips and advice on your hobbies, and much more. We're independently funded by our users and we strive to protect user privacy, give our users maximum control over the reach of their content, and protect our users from bigotry & harassment.

altmanaltman 2h ago

https://www.vice.com/en/article/buzzy-new-social-media-site-...

It was like AI slop pre AI. Great traction with the nsfw stuff but failed to capitalize on it.

solyin 1h ago

Lol which sota AI in 2026 doesn't know what XSS is and would write code that bad?

BrenBarn 3h ago

Another lo-fi site trying to create friendly community without corporate greed bites the dust, in this case apparently due to burnout on the part of the main person running it. I hadn't used Pillowfort much but did browse and explore some blogs on there and it seemed like a positive community. Always sad to see stuff like this happen.

solomonb 1h ago

what is a 'lo-fi site'?

DiabloD3 3h ago

I wonder if why people rejected the site is because there seems to be no way tos scroll the page?

LeoPanthera 2h ago

You have to accept the cookie notice. If your user agent hides the notice there's probably no way to do that.

Pillowfort Is Closing (pillowfort.social)