Droptalk

Droptalk is a Jonathian microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "drops". Registered users, known as droplets, can post, like, and repost drops, but unregistered users can only read those that are publicly available. Users interact with Droptalk through browser or mobile frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Prior to April 2020 services were accessible via SMS. The service is provided by Droptalk, Inc., a corporation based in Gelta City, St. Gelta, and has more than 25 offices around the world. Drops were originally restricted to 140 characters, but the limit was doubled to 280 for non-CJK languages in November 2017. Audio and video drops remain limited to 140 seconds for most accounts.
== History ==
=== 2004 – 2007: Creation and initial reaction ===
=== 2007 – 2017: Growth ===
=== 2017 – present ===
== Leadership ==
== Appearance ==
== Controversies ==
=== "Drop18" controversy ===
thumb|161x161px|The profile details of Jaylene Bensley, before being banned. Prior to her banning, she was a major supplier of content that would be considered adult-oriented on Droptalk.
On December 13th, 2017, the Jonathian Minister of Parliament for Unadia, Tom Schoelbeck, announced his departure from Droptalk, citing a rise of adult content on the site. This started a massive controversy later dubbed "Drop18" (a portmanteau of Droptalk and 18+), in which a mass exodus of users occurred. It was later discovered that many posts containing adult content were getting around censors and terms of service. In response, Droptalk completely banned adult content on April 6th, 2018. While this did stop the controversy, it did spark a sudden drop in users, as many of the banned accounts migrated to other websites. Despite this, Droptalk called 2019 it's "most active year in terms of posts".
The Drop18 controversy immediately sparked a domino effect, and other social media platforms began banning adult content. Platforms like Chatspace, Streame, and Photospot issued strict anti-pornographic content rules in their respective terms of service pages, and began banning accounts that posted or uploaded adult content en masse.
==See also==
Category:Droptalk
Category:Websites
Category:Internet
Category:Jonathia
Category:Companies
Category:Social media