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Ironic that a site that runs on borrowed content is suddenly appalled that someone else borrows their content.
by hayksaakian 14y ago
Ironic that a site that runs on borrowed content is suddenly appalled that someone else borrows their content.
- ben1040 14y agoI had never even heard of 9Gag before until now. It definitely looks like this decade's iteration of eBaum's World, except instead of "borrowing" Flash games from their original creators, it's skimming images from Reddit.
- fosfori 14y agoWhy should you have? There's plethora of these "funny image sites" out there, but this just happens to have the biggest watermark in "their" pictures.
- sharkweek 14y agofun tidbit -- it's actually a YC alum S12 -- I can't stand what they do, but I suppose it's probably on track to make decent money
- afhof 14y agoBorrowing is a such a weak word for stamping their obnoxious logo on unoriginal pics. Its somewhat saddening to me how popular they have become due to their sleaze. (Seriously: Why create anything new when you can rise to popularity on the works of others?)
- hayksaakian 14y agoI didn't want to come off as snarky, but I agree with the sentiment. It disgusts be that they're associated with YC.
- serf 14y agoThat was exactly what I thought. While not constructive, my first urge (if I were in the position to respond) would've been a screencap of the email with a 9gag logo stamped on the corner.