It seems nowadays that every big tech company is stealing artists' work at this point to feed their datasets. Meta, Adobe, Apple, Deviantart, Epic Games/Artstation, they're all harvesting our work and spying on us with no way to truly opt out.
This is why I want to see Newgrounds make a resurgence in the art community as an AI-free safe haven. This is why I believe making little improvements to make it more open to a general audience is a must. (Things such as only showing suggested nsfw tags if the project is set to A rating, etc.)
We need to band together, and we need Newgrounds to be the shining light again for creators. It genuinely feels like my only hope at this point as an internet using artist. I can see a resurgence of this platform being in the spotlight, if we are smart about it.
@TomFulp If you're reading this, thank you again for staying strong.
-James
TheBestBroster
Nice :) I agree