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After Tachiyomi, Kakao Aiming To Take Down 'World's No. 1' Manga Piracy Site Among Others (animehunch.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ah yes, because the Tachiyomi thing worked out so well. It's not like dozens of forks popped up.

Kakao is not gonna get more money out of this, because something new'll pop up. Also because Kakao does a lot through Tapas, which uses an awful and expensive coin system. Closing down MangaDex likely won't bring in more paying customers.

MangaDex is great for discovering new manga. So much of my purchased manga and manwha is because I found it on MangaDex. Probably the majority of my collection tbh. It's also sometimes used by legit companies and comic artists to post their stuff.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's why shutting down the platform does no good. Those who officially upload stuff there should raise hell on anyone who tries to shut MangaDex down. There's already the DMCA as someone mentioned if they want to remove pirated manga.

The true motive, I perceive, is certain companies don't like non-walled garden platforms. Therefore, it's not anti-piracy enforcement, but anti-competitive behavior.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The true motive, I perceive, is certain companies don't like non-walled garden platforms. Therefore, it's not anti-piracy enforcement, but anti-competitive behavior

Absolutely. They're unable (probably unwilling too) to provide a better experience than MangaDex, so instead of spending funds for providing a better experience, they have to resort to this.