Okay, so this isn't as venty as the last post I've made here, but it's still something that's been on my mind for a while. In fact, it's been on my mind ever since I've made this account here, but I feel like I've never gotten the chance to properly convey this until now:

The way Newgrounds is treated compared to like any other site is very hypocritical.

What I mean by that is that people get up in arms when Newgrounds allows edgy content (which is fine, that stuff's not for everyone), but they don't take rating filters into account. The site literally lets you adjust what you want to see, so if you don't want anything that's borderline NSFW, adjust the ratings to E or T. It's not that hard. Last time I checked, you have to have the A ratings be manually on for you to see that type of content, meaning if you see it, it's on you for not turning it off. Don't get me wrong, as an asexual person, I can understand being uncomfortable with seeing that content publicly, but again, adjust the ratings. At least the site gives you the opportunity to do that.

Meanwhile with Youtube, for example, the site has also allowed inappropriate content or even worse, but it just gets a slap on the wrist. One example being parodies such as Racist Mario or SrPelo's many edgier videos (I am aware Pelo is a Newgrounds creator, but he was just as if not even bigger on Youtube years ago). Back then, those kinds of videos racked in views because they were recommended to a lot of people. It was only after Youtube started cracking down on these videos due to various factors such as COPPA (which is its own can of worms). So my question is this: why is it okay when Youtube allows this, but not when Newgrounds has literally the most basic shit part of every website? I'm also pretty sure some of you are aware that, recently, there has been a surge of Youtube bots that are doxxing people and also lead links to illegal content. If anything, Youtube is actually worse when it comes to this type of shit, and this should be enough for a considered ban in some places in the world, but nobody bats an eye because... why? Is it because people are afraid of criticizing the site? I find it bullshit since Youtube has been notoriously criticized for decisions no one asked for. Is it because it's one of the oldest sites on the net? That can't be true since Youtube was created in 2005, certainly nowhere near the creation of the Internet. Either way, it's disgustingly hypocritical.

DeviantArt is also infamous for blatant fetish art posted there (plus the controversy surrounding NFTs and AI), but there's another issue. I recall someone making a (now-deleted from the looks of it) video going into art recommendations on DA, and they found out DA allowed blatant antisemitic content on it. I won't go into detail, but I think you already know what I'm implying. What made it even worse was that DA had a specific policy against hate groups, but the site still allowed glorification of those antisemitic groups. Honestly it makes me feel glad that more people are leaving that site, because why would anyone in their right mind be okay with this?

Then there's iFunny. I won't go into too much detail about the controversy surrounding it, but the site was hosting very bigoted posts on it. And it wasn't just edgy humor, but again, I don't feel comfortable going into excrutiating details.

I could go on and on, but I just want to say this: the main takeaway is not that Newgrounds is "perfect" by any means. Heck, I have a list of criticisms myself, particularly about how Sh----man (not saying his full name) was given a platform for so long. But I do feel the sites mentioned here also have their fair share of problems, but for some reason aren't given nearly the amount of scrutiny. Why do you think this is?