Crunchyroll introduced it has disabled the remark part from its anime and information posts, saying it has axed the remark part for its anime episodes and information posts.
In a current put up from its help web page, titled “Protecting our community,” Crunchyroll defined its choice to take away the streamer’s long-standing characteristic.
“At Crunchyroll, we prioritize making a secure and respectful group atmosphere. To keep this commonplace, we’re hiding all present user-generated content material, together with feedback and opinions, throughout all our platforms and experiences,” Crunchyroll wrote.
Although the help put up didn’t clarify why the choice was made, a person’s Crunchyroll Support dialog—posted on the r/Crunchyroll subreddit—elaborated on the characteristic’s removing.
“This choice was made to make sure a safer, extra respectful, and higher-quality atmosphere for all customers,” Crunchyroll help consultant mentioned. “This change helps us cut back dangerous content material, stop misinformation, and enhance total person expertise.
Lot of deeply pathetic individuals review-bombing the brand new BL anime “Twilight out of Focus,” claiming “this isn’t about homophobia” from their profiles with single-digit evaluation counts.
They’re actually going out of their approach to declare crunchyroll is “shoving it of their face” pic.twitter.com/xqFup8ZwSZ
— Geoff Thew (@G0ffThew) July 6, 2024
While the removing of Cruncyroll’s remark part seemingly got here out of nowhere for customers, anime YouTuber Geoff Thew theorizes the choice got here within the aftermath of a homophobic evaluation bombing of Twilight Out of Focus, which premiered on July 4 throughout Anime Expo weekend. IGN reached out to Crunchyroll for remark.
“Either manner, that is too far,” Thew wrote with regard to Crunchyroll axing its remark part. “[Crunchyroll] needs to be moderating, not nuking all of it. Killing off the group’s years of historical past isn’t an answer.”
Thew isn’t the one one lamenting the lack of Crunchyroll’s remark part. In the identical Reddit thread, customers mourned the lack of the characteristic which supplied a way of group with the discharge of recent seasonal anime in addition to a dependable useful resource to resolve whether or not a present was price a watch.
“I’ve at all times loved studying the feedback and leaving a few of my very own,” Taoutes, the original poster of the thread wrote. “I discover it completely ridiculous that they will not simply correctly reasonable it as a substitute of axing it fully.
“Damn, I at all times stay up for studying feedback after every episode I watch and see individuals regarding what I really feel whereas watching any anime,” Zasia wrote. “Kinda the one motive why I get pleasure from watching on it as a substitute of different websites like Hidive.”
“Not gonna lie one of many principal causes I’ve even stored my Crunchyroll sub all these years is as a result of I cherished the remark part and having the ability to discuss and browse the feedback after watching one thing,” XxSliphxX said. “Looks prefer it’s lastly time to unsub. I’m not paying for much less options.”
In the absence of its longstanding remark part, Crunchyroll assured followers that the positioning’s ranking system will stay in place. It additionally inspired customers to take care of their connections with followers on its social media channels.
“We encourage followers to share feedback and join with different followers on our social media channels,” Crunchyroll wrote. “The person rankings system will, nevertheless, stay permitting you to specific your opinions by means of star rankings.”
Isaiah Colbert is a contract author for IGN. You can comply with them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh.
