@Thor
@jhart3313
So basically about a year and some change ago, a couple groups were absolutely livid that people read their shit on mangadex instead of their own site. They wouldn't admit it but it was because going to their sites generates ad revenue.
Mangadex said you can delay the release but the scan groups wanted upwards of a week in lockout time on the chapters. MD said no and they said 'fine we'll leave then'
Of course, the few core groups refused to admit that it was about money and made plenty of other excuses to cover for their greed. A bunch of other smaller scanlation groups bought into their bullshit and all left as well, pulling their content with them. it was an exodus of around 20-40 scanlation groups (i don't remember the number) so a bunch were hoodwinked by these clowns.
It's extra comical because the groups threw a fit about MD, while aggregator sites like KM and mangagogo didn't give a fuck what the groups opinions were, and hosted their TLs anyway while making ass loads of money off ads.
As a cherry on top one of the core groups is currently have a Britney Spears moment and has deleted all their work to date.
Ultimately I'd say it was Mangadex' fault for allowing themselves to be walked over like a doormat. They could have very easily just said do what you want and hosted their shit anyway because it's popular, especially given the very public shit show they made of the ordeal. But mangadex was younger then, and people were still flooding in from shitty aggregator sites. they probably didn't want the negative image from the scan groups.