Remove all Manwha and ban uploads of them

[panzerkampfwagyu]

As the Korean Blackmailing industry(With that I mean Kakao, etc. The manwha publishers) is pretty much behind most of the DMCA takedowns and Manwha being the prime target for the worse scanlation groups, I think it might just be the best Idea to put the entire Genre into the dustbin and just not bother with the trouble any more.

Maybe allow self-published or ones with a clear permission, but otherwise, just remove Korean Manwha entirely from the site and not allow any uploads

 

[mylovenovels]

Manhwa longstrips make my wrist hurt from all the needless scrolling so I'm all for it!

But on a more serious note, what is the actual evidence of this Korean blackmailing industry affecting MangaDex?

Honestly, if the format itself hurts your wrist, it sounds like you should be finding something that’s actually comfortable for you to read instead of arguing against something a lot of people clearly enjoy??

And to answer your actual question there’s no credible evidence ( maybe no idea) that some sort of “Korean blackmailing industry” is behind issues on MangaDex. That idea has been floated around in random threads and speculation, but it hasn’t been backed up by reliable sources, official statements, or investigations. People’s access issues tend to come from things like server problems, legal takedown requests, or site admin decisions which are very different from this conspiracy style claim.

So until someone points to actual proof (like documented legal action or statements from the parties involved), it’s safer to treat that theory as just speculation.

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

And to answer your actual question there’s no credible evidence ( maybe no idea) that some sort of “Korean blackmailing industry” is behind issues on MangaDex. That idea has been floated around in random threads and speculation, but it hasn’t been backed up by reliable sources, official statements, or investigations. People’s access issues tend to come from things like server problems, legal takedown requests, or site admin decisions which are very different from this conspiracy style claim.

So until someone points to actual proof (like documented legal action or statements from the parties involved), it’s safer to treat that theory as just speculation.

Okay, given that my diss was misunderstood more than I expected, I added a clarification.

 

[mylovenovels]

As the Korean Blackmailing industry(With that I mean Kakao, etc. The manwha publishers) is pretty much behind most of the DMCA takedowns and Manwha being the prime target for the worse scanlation groups, I think it might just be the best Idea to put the entire Genre into the dustbin and just not bother with the trouble any more.

Maybe allow self-published or ones with a clear permission, but otherwise, just remove Korean Manwha entirely from the site and not allow any uploads

I think there’s still a leap being made here. Even if we clarify that you’re talking about companies like Kakao and DMCA enforcement, that doesn’t automatically justify removing all Korean manhwa from the site.

DMCA takedowns are a legal and moderation issue, not something inherent to the genre itself. Plenty of manga publishers are just as aggressive with copyright enforcement, but we don’t argue that Japanese manga as a whole should be wiped from the platform because of it.

Manhwa being a common target for bad scanlation groups is also an uploader problem, not a format or origin problem. That’s better addressed through stricter rules, faster takedowns, or limiting uploads to permission granted and indie works not a blanket ban.

If someone doesn’t want to deal with manhwa or the legal friction around it, the easiest option is simply not to read it. Removing an entire category because it’s popular and legally messy ends up hurting legitimate creators and readers more than it solves the underlying issues.

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

If someone doesn’t want to deal with manhwa or the legal friction around it, the easiest option is simply not to read it. Removing an entire category because it’s popular and legally messy ends up hurting legitimate creators and readers more than it solves the underlying issue

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

I think there’s still a leap being made here. Even if we clarify that you’re talking about companies like Kakao and DMCA enforcement, that doesn’t automatically justify removing all Korean manhwa from the site.

DMCA takedowns are a legal and moderation issue, not something inherent to the genre itself. Plenty of manga publishers are just as aggressive with copyright enforcement, but we don’t argue that Japanese manga as a whole should be wiped from the platform because of it.

As it was pointed out, they are mostly aggressive about sharing of raws, which are already banned on this site.

If someone doesn’t want to deal with manhwa or the legal friction around it, the easiest option is simply not to read it. Removing an entire category because it’s popular and legally messy ends up hurting legitimate creators and readers more than it solves the underlying issues.

The site is still going to be pursued even if I, you or another user doesn't read the stuff here. Their shyster lawyers do not care about that. They will do large takedowns and then also have other works as collateral, as the DMCA last year has shown.
Again, Mangadex is in the position where they can't just hop domains and drop one of their hydra heads, as they want to be somewhat legitimate. Let sites that can do that hold them instead.
I also already noted that there could be exceptions made for those that are permitted uploads by the rightsholders, but anything else just invites trouble from a belligerent group of pricks.

 

[Data_Gold]

Why? ૮o.o ა Publishers are already well aware of MangaDex and sites like it, they pay people whos entire job is to find such sites, and know more of 'em than you do. ૮.ᆺ. ა
when they send a DMCA, it's becuse they think they can make more money if the site doesn't have such content. __〆૮o.o ა
removing an entire medium preemptively isn't going to do anything but hurt MangaDex and its community ૮.ω. ა

 

[Data_Gold]

Manwha being the prime target for the worse scanlation groups

If you have the audacity to say this seriously, I don't think you should make any such sweeping suggestions. ૮-ᆺ- ა Scam scanlation groups go after manwha becuse solo leveling made manwha huge and profitable in the west. ૮.ᆺ. ა
Before their hyper focus on manwha, it was isekai and isekai adjacent series, and before that I believe it was big name shounen and the like. ૮o.o ა
If you ban manwha those scanlation groups are just going to go back to manga, and try sniping every series they can, like they already do for manwha ૮-ᆺ- ა

 

[BakedBanana]

You want to ban manhwa to save MangaDex
I want to ban manhwa because I hate it.

We are not the same.

 

[CharaDotArchivist]

mangadex is supposed to be the (legal) place for HIGH-QUALITY translations of manga and manga-adjacent media, no?
most manwha i've read defy the quality portion, so i'm pretty on board with this