Tumblr is available ad-free for $5 per month

Tumblr may have introduced ads to user blogs several years ago, but it's now happy to take them away for a price. The social media site has launched an ad-free option that removes the marketing from microblogs for $5 per month, or $40 per year. You'll have to set up the feature on your computer through your account settings, but the zero-ad experience will be available on mobile devices as well. The offering comes less than a year after Tumblr gave bloggers the option to charge for access at pri...