Deviantart Angry (2024)

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What happened to DeviantArt? ›

The site-building company Wix acquired DeviantArt in 2017 and “relaunched” it two years later with a new design called Eclipse, even though Deviants made clear they'd much preferred the earlier iteration.

DeviantArt, historically stylized as deviantART, is an American online art community that features artwork, videography, and photography, launched on August 7, 2000, by Angelo Sotira, Scott Jarkoff, and Matthew Stephens among others. DeviantArt.

The artists in the case allege that the AI software company Midjourney and the online art platform DeviantArt used their art to train a generative image tool, Stable Diffusion, without obtaining permission from the artists or paying them for their work, resulting in unfair marketplace competition.

Trust no one. Even those who claim to be on your side or care on that site are likely just trying to manipulate you and exploit your trust, only to feed information to the VERY SAME criminals behind your back. NO ONE on DeviantArt can be trusted! DeviantArt is certainly not for children.

With all new art tools and methods of creation, it is important to approach the topic with an open mind, and as a home for art on the Internet, deviants are welcome to share their AI art creations on DeviantArt.

DeviantArt is committed to helping you protect your art. Our new image recognition software, DeviantArt Protect, is trained to identify new images that appear nearly visually identical to other images on DeviantArt. This allows us to notify you when someone uploads possibly unauthorized art.

On DeviantArt, to "Watch" someone is to follow their work.

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NO, DEVIANTART WILL NOT DELETE INACTIVE ACCOUNTS.

DeviantArt has peremptorily removed the Web link to the Notes system, and also removed the ability to message users from their page. Other than by Chat. There is still a way to get to Notes from the UI… If you just click once on this icon, you just get Chat.

Does DeviantArt still use points? ›

Buying: Points can be used to purchase Core Membership, Premium Downloads, Exclusives, and more. Learn what you can buy using DeviantArt Points. Note that if you purchase a recurring Core Membership with Points, it is important to maintain your Points balance such that your Core Membership plan continues uninterrupted.