DarkJazmin11 2018-11-24 04:04:47

didn´t came here because I was terminated, but to get use to this site when my time comes. Always nice to check new things , new people and new art. I didn´t know about the Twitter thing. I personally never thought to use Twitter or Facebook to post my NSFW stuff. Let´s hope that this place and or other places will be more easy and relaxing.

MrTekTite 2018-11-24 05:58:26

Hoping I can have a small space on the corner of the site once ive gotten a decent amount of my artwork uploaded. I used tumblr just cause... well. I wanna say cause its what other artists were using. I missed newgrounds in the early 2010's cause flash and 2D pics/animation were never my thing and I missed myspace when it was the "thing" on the internet. Now as the purging begins I'm here... going off the initial interactions I've seen from people on my own posted art though... I'm kinda... awkward feeling. Still. I'd like to help support this site from now on since my old home is burning down.

Here is hoping Newgrounds becomes the big hang out and creative corner again.

SlightlySmoked 2018-11-24 07:15:22

Tumblrs app on googleapps recently got removed because someone posted tons of child porn on Tumblr, Twitter is pretty cancerous as well. Along with Facebook, Twitter is censoring and banning people for criticizing Sharia Law, I honestly wish I was joking.

Cyberdevil 2018-11-24 09:33:49

It's true we're just way too easily offended these days, but wouldn't it be scary if the reason we were so easily offended was because commercial interests weigh in the favor of people being so, so that censorship under the device of protecting peoples integrity can actually be used against them; for corporate interest. If companies are easily offended and actually have a right to persecute the offender then all becomes for a greater commercial game... anyway, just contemplating underlying reasons here. I don't like the way it's changed. Crazy about the laws you have over there too. I don't like all freedoms that keep being revoked, slowly, so we're barely noticing it, but on the other hand I'm glad NG stands like a bastion of artistic integrity amidst this growing ocean of corporate conglomerates. :) Still here, and growing again! Makes me pretty proud to be a part of this place.

PlasmaDragoon 2018-11-24 15:51:13

@Nintentacle I wouldn't say "SJWs", (which nowadays just refers to "people who annoy us because they have a reasonable problem with our shitty behavior") since they don't actually run any of these websites, (c'mon, let's be honest) but more like the owner of their social media platform just wanting to provide a more pleasent experience to casual users. Sure, there's also the advertiser-friendly angle to it, because profits are everything in this capitalist world, but I'm sure that even without the profit motive, Twitter and Tumblr wouldn't wanna be known as a den of racists, LGBTphobes and such and such douchebags and so, they'd be justified in placing these new rules. I'm sure Tom Fulp wouldn't want Newgrounds to suffer that same fate either, but ...that's just my two cents on the matter.

matt-likes-swords 2018-11-24 16:10:08

Hey, I live in the UK too! People really do get arrested for jokes and rap lyrics over here!
Free speech is super important to me, because a lot of the content I watch could simply not be made here in the UK. It sucks to see the big IT giants crack down on offensive content, but if this brings back Newgrounds, that'll be good news indeed.

Dunso 2018-11-24 17:22:42

You can make people buy censorship if you make them feel entitled to not having their good feels soured apparently, pretty pathetic. The comfy lies are the dangerous ones, so slaughter the holy cows first I say.

Manderby 2018-11-24 17:39:22

I just want to clarify: Freedom of speech is a political/governmental thing. Same goes for censoring. Twitter/Tumblr/YouTube/Whatever are not politica/governmental things, they are companies. It does not matter what the mentality tells you, uploading to such a platform is bound to an economic contract. And such a contract has nothing to do with policits or government. No law can force a platform to allow everything "because" of freedom of speech.

The aforementioned platforms simply decided that certain contents are not beneficial for their profits, hence they change the contract such that they can delete such content. Very simple. Newgrounds has not done that as they remained independent and can decide on their own. At the current state, they run this platform with "Creative" in mind, not "Profit".

Why am I saying this? Maybe because political discussions can only end in flame wars. Could we stop comparing the creative work with politics, stop comparing this platform with large companies, stop babbling about freedom? Just enjoy the moment that Newgrounds is indeed getting more attention. Let's try be humble and not turn this into a Jesus-kind-of-saviour platform. It's Newgrounds, that statement has been sufficient in the past and so should be in the future.

CatCouch 2018-11-25 02:20:05

I really wish context was taken into account more often with big sites restricting what we can and can't do. I've been a target of a harassment campaign due to Undertale fan art I drew when it came out. I can see why sites like Tumblr would want to curb that kind of behavior as it can be quite harmful. Unfortunately the solution these bigger sites often come to is to restrict everyone just to be safe.

I'm surprised how often art itself is targeted. It's bad enough people organized attacks against me on Tumblr (by directing people to my Deviant Art page) but now Tumblr goes after me themselves. It's like being harassed twice, lol~

Twitter, Tumblr and others are going to have to be very careful not to lose track of the fact that users on these sites are people, not monolithic blocks they can wipe out because some are disruptive. No one has found the right balance for rules and regulations for safety and freedom of expression online yet.

Tyler 2018-11-25 17:42:49

censorship is so bad over where you are

UK is failed state now

Yomuchan 2018-11-25 18:25:30

"In the UK alone. There is laws, that if you accidently swear or just fucking post rap lyrics online...can get you arrested. (no, Im not joking)."

Legit concerned for my friends over there now.

mundanevillain 2018-11-25 22:52:28

Newgrounds will continue what it always has been new stomping grounds for the true creators who respect their communities. I didn’t come here because of termination but I sure am glad to be here.

LittleLuckyLink 2018-11-26 04:31:20

Please. Sometimes it feels like Newgrounds is the only real website left that isn't another social media clone of profuse saturation.