deviantART says artists made $23 million on its platform last year, boasts that it was “100% right” to embrace generative AI

Back in the very early 2000s, deviantART was a tentpole of digital fandom. All sorts of fans–from Fullmetal Alchemist enjoyers, Harry Potter lovers, and Star Trek enthusiasts to Transformers aficionados, Supernatural brethren, and even the early Marvel Cinematic Universe stans–gathered there to share, see, and discuss fanart (and sometimes fanfics, too, though those had more […] Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

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