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Re:Verizon to Sell Tumblr to Automattic by k_sze on Monday August 12, 2019 @08:36PM (#20681661)
> That said, advertisers didn't seem to have much issue advertising all kinds of stuff on Playboy back in the day, or FHM and the like today...

I guess it’s because Playboy and FHM are somehow considered tasteful and for connoisseurs?

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Re:Verizon to Sell Tumblr to Automattic by ethbro on Monday August 12, 2019 @10:10PM (#20682179)
I suppose that was Hugh Hefner's brilliance. That if Playboy was seen as "tasteful porn", then advertising space instantly became more valuable.
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