Ok, I’m really confused and frustrated.
I read the new guidelines for Wattpad and I’m really confused. They made these new rules but I feel like they’re being hypocritical in a way since don’t some stories they advertise, some have some form of sexual content? Am I right or am I wrong? PLEASE let me know if I’m wrong! A lot of stories I know use stuff in their fanfics right from the original material like from movies, tv shows and video games and now I’m wondering: what are we supposed to do now? Is content from the original source not allowed here anymore?
With these new rules, including the one about using images without permission that aren’t yours makes me really nervous. Can we not use images unless we made them ourselves anymore? Because that’s a really big problem. So many writers I know use images from the internet for their story, like outfit images for their character, so are we all just screwed?
If anyone could help me understand this better I’d greatly appreciate it. I want to understand all this better before I continue posting. I don’t want to get into trouble, that is absolutely terrifying to me :( if I don’t feel safe writing and posting here, I might not post on Wattpad anymore which breaks my heart </3 I’ve been on Wattpad for so many years and the thought of not feeling safe to post stories on here anymore makes me very sad :(
I’m so close to finishing my next story but now I’m scared to post it now I don’t know what to do ;( -_-