i dont really use wattpad anymore but the reason i am so frustrated with how much it sucks now is because it meant a lot to me growing up. i made my first wattpad account when i was 11 and i have so many memories (good and bad) of being on it. this platform influenced a lot of my personality even now as an adult.
the wattpad company has always focused on unimportant bs instead of the actual issues with their website. glitches went unfixed, but they were able put in ads!
there are tons of young CHILDREN who were groomed on this website, myself included. sure dms might be done with, but there are other ways of contact. why not be more thorough with your safety and age verification process?
also ads are so unnecessary and authors still have to pay money to decent views on their works.
wattpad, you have ruined the creativity and sparkle you once had. its truly disappointing to see something that was once so important to me fall from grace.