> Tumblr reacted by adding an extremely aggressive "adult content" filter
Which they were already preparing. It wasn't a reaction to the app store removal - they had been planning it for months and this just prompted a quicker activation.
> so they wouldn't get their app permanently removed from the app store
No. They were going to do this regardless of the app store snafu. You can't blame Apple for this move on Tumblr's part (but you could possibly blame Apple for perhaps overreacting to "a few reports" although I don't think we've ever got the full story of what went actually on...)
Which they were already preparing. It wasn't a reaction to the app store removal - they had been planning it for months and this just prompted a quicker activation.
> so they wouldn't get their app permanently removed from the app store
No. They were going to do this regardless of the app store snafu. You can't blame Apple for this move on Tumblr's part (but you could possibly blame Apple for perhaps overreacting to "a few reports" although I don't think we've ever got the full story of what went actually on...)