Hey guys, it’s been a while but I’ve got some news that I wanna share.
For all of y’all active Wattpad people, you probably already know about novelHD, the plagiarizing site that steals Wattpad authors’ works and puts them on their site. I have only found out literally yesterday (since I don’t come here that often anymore) but for those of you who didn’t know (like me), now you know.
Now I don’t really know how to prevent this from happening—but chances are, if your story is popular, then it’s likely already on the site.
I’ve seen a petition for it to be taken down, some subreddits about it, but overall, I’m not sure about what a normal person like myself can do about it except spread the news.
So, because Wattpad has always had a major plagiarising problem—both within and outside of the domain—I’m seriously considering changing onto platforms that are more secure and trustworthy.
It’s true, that writing and publishing online always has its risks and it’s issues—more of the innocent ones being beginner writers who don’t understand that stealing works/ideas is bad, and some of the worse ones being things like novelHD—but at this point, Wattpad doesn’t seem to have done much to prevent things like this from happening.
So, stay safe everyone. Consider changing platforms to keep the integrity of your stories, and hopefully, one day, Wattpad will be safe enough for people to write without worry.
