ShangXian 2024-08-30 10:09:06

DA was my home for 9 years and after the mess they did with AI I got fed up and searched for alternatives. I went to Furaffinity since they have a no AI policy but after discovering the wonders of Newgrounds I will stay here and delete my FA account (I met some really cool people there so I will be sad only for that) especially after the "hacking" incident happened 10 days ago. The site still doesn't have 2FA implemented and back in 2016 it got hacked really bad that 1,2M emails, passwords and other personal data were compromised after the source code of the site was leaked. It's unacceptable that a website in 2024 still doesn't have 2FA as option to secure your account but I can't pretend too much for a website design like s**** in terms of internet security. Compared to what NG has to offer me FA doesn't interest me anymore but even DA wouldn't interest me if it still maintained the quality it had.

As for DA it's a shame it took this turn since many of my online friends were met there. I share a bit more about my DA experience here (scroll down and you will find my review):
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/sourpxnch/fella-tribute-deviantart

A.I. wasn't the only thing that made me decide to go elsewhere, the lack of moderation is another factor (I will never forget those +80 groups destroyed by a user who entered as contributor or co-founder and posted gore images for the sake of shock value).

ShangXian 2024-08-30 10:48:25

I discovered the 2016 incident some years ago when I didn't have any account there because I like to get informed about stuff even if I am not into that culturally speaking. I like drawing anthro animals but they are not the only subject I want to focus, I prefer to be a shapeshifter in terms or artistic themes, lol.
I still remember when I read back in 2018 the huge data breach in 2013 happened to Yahoo in which 3 billions accounts were affected: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/technology/yahoo-hack-3-billion-users.html

More recently over 630 million Chinese accounts were hacked: https://cybernews.com/news/millions-chinese-users-sensitive-data-exposed/

It's scary if you think about it.

"what hasn't changed is in every industry, there are still lazy people who only do enough to keep getting paid."
Totally agree, I remember reading a hacker forum thread that the real weak element in the internet chain security will always be the human being. And do not forget that still many people who are digital immigrants have important jobs in the field of informatics. I also noticed that even at school teachers tend to give very basic info about internet security (at least where I live), concepts like password manager, threat model etc. are still alien in schools.

Yeah, I wouldn't have complained if DA administrators had announced this first and asked if people wanted to participate (I would have because I like science and technology), but instead they decided to do it without asking for other people's opinions. And it's not the first time they do stuff without listening to their audience. I have lots of respect for those who decided to stay despite this.