Crunchyroll has faced backlash after voice actor David Wald revealed the company has been illegally opening and distributing his fan mail for the past five years, violating U.S. federal law regarding obstruction of correspondence. This revelation sparked widespread outrage, highlighting Crunchyroll’s questionable practices, including its monopoly over anime distribution in the West following its acquisition by Sony. Critics argue that Crunchyroll has become complacent, exemplified by the failure of its original content and a significant price increase for subscriptions. Furthermore, Wald’s situation underscores broader issues within the company, such as alleged discrimination against voice actors and a toxic work environment. Crunchyroll’s response has been inadequate, stating they are investigating the matter but failing to acknowledge their responsibility. This incident adds to the growing list of grievances against Crunchyroll, raising concerns about the treatment of voice actors and the future of anime distribution.
I always downvote videos on the technology community, because in my opinion they don’t contribute to the quality here.
But for hating on the shithole called Crunchyroll, this post deserve 1000 upvotes.
As respectfully as possible: huh?
We’re on a link aggregation site, for posting links to things off-site and discuss them in relevant communities
If something is a video or article it makes no difference on its quality or relevance to the community at hand, no?
Videos demand more of the user. They demand audio access. It’s not accessible for casual browsing.
I’m with you. I want to read stuff not have my time wasted by some 20 min video that could have been a 30 sec video.
Edit: I got curious. It’s a 15 min video.
If only there were some save for later button so you could come back later or something
Firefox picture in picture say, “huh?”
Ah yes, technology videos are really bad. Especially that Technology Connections guy, he’s the absolute worst.
And don’t even get me started on technology video reviews, tutorials, guides, educational materials and tech news. I only consume technology information in newspaper form. This new video thing just won’t catch on.
I heard video tutorials are just a product of ‘big tube’.
What’s wrong with technology connections? He makes easily digestible if not a bit snarky videos on classic and popular tech. It’s not really appropriate for this community though so I can see why you wouldn’t care for it being posted here
I think I missed a bit of sarcasm here…
The /s was delivered by the preference for newspapers. That was the giveaway in case you weren’t catching on earlier.
Yeah I think it was clear there was sarcasm when they concluded on newspaper being the best form to get tech news lol
I thought it was because YouTube had become unwatchable
Plus, OP delivered a text version.
I am phenomenally excited about that. I hope it becomes a universal thing.