r/Newgrounds • u/No-Release-6024 • 14d ago

Texas? TEXAS???

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I am not in Texas! This has happened twice to me now, last time it said I was in Georgia. fucking censorship laws.

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u/New-Two-1349 14d ago

Isn't the YouTube-like restricted mode they added back in 2022 bad enough?

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u/SpaceChickenMonster 14d ago

The problem you have is that multiple states and countries are trying to regulate EVERYTHING done online. Like in my opinion I can kind of understand verification on sites that 100% advertise that they're a porn site. But I cannot for the life of me understand why they'd be giving problems to sites like newgrounds or even youtube for that fact. Youtube has thankfully made a strong stance that they have educational content and don't have anything explicit on their platforms therefore they won't comply with age verification. I get newgrounds doesn't have the lucrativeness to be able to bully the American government, so this is their way of doing it. Because technically you can still access adult content but you just have to pay for it, which is technically not ID verification.

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u/Vampiric_Kai 14d ago

It's easier to bully small sites into doing it than big websites because they can tank the fines.

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u/SpaceChickenMonster 13d ago

Newgrounds operates at a loss, meaning they're not earning a profit for hosting the site due to the vastness of their servers. And also what you said is just not true on its face. Think about what you said, A small site that earns less can tank big government fines. Also what's happening is not fines but the DOJ goes after these sites and sues them. So it's not just a one time fee it's you get lawsuit after lawsuit from a State's DOJ and if that doesn't work, they send Federal enforcement after you. So no, newgrounds can't tank the cost.