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  • Newgrounds Finances
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  • From its foundation in 1995 through 1999, Newgrounds had no way of creating money, nor as expenses were low, was there a great need to obtain money.[1] It wasn't until 1999, when hosting fees reached $100, that Tom Fulp began selling space to advertisers.[2] Although the advertisements were generally clean at first, the internet crash at the turn of the century hurt Newgrounds badly, like many other websites. Newgrounds was able to avoid closing, thanks in large part to the lack of investors. However, advertisements became increasingly racy. Matters were not helped by the fact that Newgrounds did not directly control advertising until March 2003. Previously, it had been controlled by the Troma company.[3][4] Afterwords, Tom Fulp slowly but steadily reduced the number of adult advertisement
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  • From its foundation in 1995 through 1999, Newgrounds had no way of creating money, nor as expenses were low, was there a great need to obtain money.[1] It wasn't until 1999, when hosting fees reached $100, that Tom Fulp began selling space to advertisers.[2] Although the advertisements were generally clean at first, the internet crash at the turn of the century hurt Newgrounds badly, like many other websites. Newgrounds was able to avoid closing, thanks in large part to the lack of investors. However, advertisements became increasingly racy. Matters were not helped by the fact that Newgrounds did not directly control advertising until March 2003. Previously, it had been controlled by the Troma company.[3][4] Afterwords, Tom Fulp slowly but steadily reduced the number of adult advertisements on Newgrounds.