Criticism of Boxread

The discussion website Junkread has been the subject of numerous controversies, spanning as far back as 2013. These include spamming, harassment, and copyright infringement.

jr-liquidsoap
On May 3, 2013, a Kuboia-based Junkreader identified as at-stylisedtitle created a board titled jr-liquidsoap. Despite reaching 1.1 million subscribers, the board was criticized due to its discussions of controversial topics, including Nazis, neo-Nazis, and racial stereotypes. According to Shut Up News, the board was reported 1,286 times, with 539 reports marking as "inappropriate topics", 637 marking as "harassment", and 110 marking other reasons. On April 22, 2014, Junkread deleted this board and released an apology via jr-junkread.

Pornography on jr-NinjaSaladOfficial
In January 2014, a documented 128 posts were reported on jr-NinjaSaladOfficial, NinjaSalad's official board, due to the posts containing pornographic images. The users that created the posts, at-SIKUFUR and at-BadKidHotBoy, had their accounts suspended.

Krumberpuck strips
On October 22, 2014, in jr-comics, a user called at-krumberpuck (who later became famous as a moderator of jr-StarTrek) posted a poorly drawn black humor comic strip. The strip gained popularity, and spent around the Internet. Ever since, strips of that style called "Krumberpuck strips" have been posted.

"Wumpum" and "trudy"

 * Main articles: Wumpum and Trudy (Internet slang)

On May 27, 2015, a user called at-gordonz55 created the term wumpum, which is a derogatory term used to describe Asians without jobs. Another user called at-samakabbi created of the slur trudy, used for African-American women, around this time.

Eckhart images on jr-noreastersunite
On June 15, 2015, a native named Roger Knickerbocker (a voice actor and multimedia artist in the  area), going by the handle at-professionalagawamman, created a board titled jr-noreastersunite as a discussions place for people living in the Northeastern United States, Central Canada, and the Canadian Maritimes.

On August 12, 2015, a Junkreader from named at-electricboogaloo611 posted a drawing of Eckhart, the main character of, shooting people with an AK-47. Versions of the image spread around the board, some even layering the heads of the people Eckhart was shooting at with the names of some of their real-life rivals; the situation became so severe that within an hour, at-professionalagawamman and fellow moderators at-quebecnordiquesfan and at-hiimpaul kicked 35 accounts off jr-noreastersunite.

A day later, the Presque Isle police went to at-electricboogaloo611's house, and at-electricboogaloo611 was revealed to be a 26-year old artist named Alan le Gall (better known on as TheGrimlockFanboy). He said he drew the original artwork as a response to a troll telling him to "grow up and stop watching stupid-ass baby shows". Alan was let off with a warning from the police.

jr-bananajuice
A board called jr-bananajuice was created on July 17, 2015. The board was credited to a user named at-bananajuicefan51 from the Canada. The board was originally created to be about the BANANAjuice YouTube channel created by Douglas "DigDoug" Apicolez and its podcast, All Juiced Up: The BANANAjuice Podcast.

On January 3, 2016, a user called at-hokujia posted three Krumberpuck strips on the board. A screenshot of it, taken by a user on called TrumpSucks323, went viral, with more users joining the server to post Krumberpuck strips; the situation became so severe that within an hour, at-bananajuicefan51 and fellow moderators at-shovepaul and at-pbskidsnugget kicked 93 accounts off jr-bananajuice.

jr-slenderman suspension and remakes
On December 4, 2016, jr-slenderman was deleted after a Sentanese Junkreader called at-sentanokami posted six photos of a girl on a noose with her throat slit open, all of which posted with the text:
 * I Killed My Sis So Wont Kill Her
 * You Should Do The Same

One hour later, the Fusa Police Department arrived at her apartment, and at-sentanokami was revealed to be a 15-year-old girl named Ana Mabipan, and the photo was of a drawing she created.

On December 5, the board was deleted. However, remakes were made, including jr-slendermanstory, jr-slendermanboard, jr-slendermanpasta, jr-slendermanofficial, and jr-slendermanjunkread. All five were deleted on December 6.

jr-furryass
On February 1, 2017, more than 200 users were kicked off the board jr-furry by moderators for posting uncensored -related images, which violated the board's rules.

On February 2, one of the kicked users, at-yiffyou, made a board called jr-furryass, dedicated to posts about yiffing. As of February 7, 194 users had joined. The board also spawned many Internet memes, including the " created furries" meme.

On May 19, 2018, the board was deleted by administrator at-chris due to complains about discrimination and the board's explicit sexual content.

jr-xbox and jr-minecraft spam
On March 13, 2018, four Junkreaders known as at-shadyfuckers, at-chineseparadoxfan262, at-bartsimpsonmovies, and at-wumpumchildren joined jr-xbox and jr-minecraft. The group posted photos depicting a man with a Minecraft Creeper hoodie and blackface holding a gun. The photo spread rapidly to the point where the four made it their profile images. another user, at-bartsimpsonmovies made their profile description read:
 * white man w/ creeper hoodie & black face, he's COMING FOR YOU

The next day, all four accounts were suspended, along with various other spammers on the two boards.

jr-furrierass raid
On September 20, 2018, five Junkreaders (at-freespeechbro, at-slimshady69, at-iloveliberty, at-topsyturvy, and at-turvytopsy) joined jr-furrierass (a "more-controlled" remake of jr-furryass by at-elkadsreiscommunist and ex-jr-furryass moderator at-opalotterfan23). The group then posted various far-right Krumberpuck strips throughout the evening, which stirred controversy with the userbase and even spread to other boards.'

At midnight on September 21, all four accounts were blocked by at-chris, along with various other spammers. at-krumberpuck (the creator of the original Krumberpuck strips) issued a statement through jr-StarTrek saying in part:
 * I can't believe that some people use the dark humor of Krumberpuck strips to promote actual far-right beliefs. I cannot approve of Krumberpuck strips that encourage racism and violence.

Barney & Friends leak
On October 9, 2018, an account called at-yenrab leaked a camera-recorded bootleg of part of a rough cut of an episode of the then-upcoming Barney &amp; Friends revival. A scene where Baby Bop shouts "Big blankie! Baby Bop loves this big blankie!" became a Internet meme soon afterwards A day after the leak, the account was suspended.

jr-behonest
In August 2019, ETVKK After Hours was criticized for endorsing the doxxing of Morgan Debney, a 30-year old British Junkreader living in, ; when fans of the website revealed him to be the true identity of user jr-behonest, who made several posts and comments on at-rockandmetal critical of Christian rock artists such as Stryper and Skillet, as well as a few other bands. Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, himself a rock music fan, stated it was "repellent to unleash the resources of a social media brand on some unemployed, anonymous man for the misdemeanor of trivially mocking musicians and bands". ETVKK host JP Reeve criticized ETVKK After Hours fans for "wanting to take out a hit job on somebody with a opinion, no matter how worthless said opinion is."

Debney stated he would sue El TV Kadsre Television Network for "believing the rubbish ideal of hunting down somebody for having an opinion is true", and created a GoFundMe page to raise money for legal costs, with a goal of £62,000. As of September 1, 2019, he had raised £2,000.

"Bitched to infinity" and Stabber Bluey

 * Main articles: Bitched to infinity and Stabber Bluey

On September 7, 2019, an El Kadsreian user on jr-hatedoms called at-cancerzodiac wrote a rant on Element Wars, saying:
 * element wars is gay. fucked. like, really fucked. superfucked. bitched to infinity. seriously, i'm sick of this lgbtabcxyz community making cartoons like steven universe and element wars. element wars is just awful and I'm disappointed in digital spider. digital spider needs to fucking die.

The "bitched to infinity" portion spread around the board, becoming a jr-hatedoms phenomenon.

The term became controversial after a user called at-cocainetelevision released an image of Bluey Heeler, the main character of the Australian animated preschool television series , stabbing his sister, Bingo, and at the bottom is the text "Bluey: Bitched To Infinity" in red Arial Black. Versions of the image with different fonts spread around the Internet, including one posted by a Junkreader called at-sloshyworstchannel, the text "Stabber Bluey" posted with the image. The term Stabber Bluey was then used to refer to these images. Although the Stabber Bluey meme died down in popularity after Bluey distributor began sending cease-and-desist letters to various websites the meme was spreading around (as well as sending a C&D letter to the original fan artist, a Bluey fan on jr-cartoons called at-goat17383 who drew it as a joke), the "bitched to infinity" meme continued in popularity, even after at-cancerzodiac got their account suspended for hate speech on another board, jr-animanga.

at-strangeal
On September 21, 2019, a Junkreader named at-strangeal leaked footage of the then-upcoming Peace vs. Valor: A Redwall Movie on jr-movies. The footage is believed to have come from a screener copy provided by Nelvana Limited to journalists and foreign investors. On September 22, the account was suspended.

at-coolcathatesyou
On September 26, 2019, the headquarters of  (the regulatory and competition authority for the British telecommunications industry) was evacuated due to a perceived shooting threat posted in a comments thread on jr-movies by an American Junkreader named at-coolcathatesyou, wherein he threatened to "bust a cap" in a UK internet network hub if British Junkreaders didn't "quit with saying things like rubbish" and "learn that britannia stopped ruling the waves eons ago".

Two hours later, the police went to his house, and at-coolcathatesyou was revealed to be a 19-year old boy named Joshua Polaris Orr. Joshua was subsequently hospitalized at a mental health facility in due to severe stress and anxiety.

at-somethingother, "black to Africa", and "white back to Europe"
On November 29, 2019, a Junkreader called at-somethingother wrote a post in jr-insult reading "I'm sick of negros, they better go black to Africa." The term "black to Africa" became a popular slur. In January 2020, an episode of The Maddox Show Online was titled "Back to Africa" came out. The title was thought to be a pun on "black to Africa", but turned out to be a coincidence.

On April 1, 2020, a user in jr-youtube called at-goodbitch posted:
 * yall white people think u can tell black people to go 'black' to africa, well go white back to europe

Since then, the term "white back to Europe" has also been used, thusly making the issue worse.

Mario Bros. Views controversy
In December 2019, Junkread suspended a record 348 accounts across 16 boards for posting Mario Bros. Views memes that were deemed to be promoting hate speech/crimes, even going as far as to send several of the suspended users' info to police departments for potential hate speech charges. This move was criticized by some who deemed the memes to be only joking.

at-killyourself
On May 1, 2020, an account called at-killyourself leaked images of the upcoming video game Shocka! on jr-gamerhell. How the images were obtained is unknown, but on May 2, 2020, the account was suspended.

at-lucianobrazilempirefan04
On July 1, 2020, a user called at-lucianobrazilempirefan04 posted a meme on jr-dankmemes criticizing Junkread's discussions of politics. On July 3, their account was suspended, and the post became viral. The event caused numerous Junkreaders to organize online protests against memes and critique memes.

Lawsuit by WarnerMedia Entertainment
On July 11, 2020, sued Junkread, Inc. for $130,000 after at-ukolidez, an admin on jr-tvshows, posted "Superjunkfaceboy", an episode of the   North Springs, in its entirety without any editing. Junkread, Inc. countersued WarnerMedia Entertainment, saying that Junkread, Inc. itself did not post the episode.

#CancelGrayNetwork
On January 24, 2021, it was announced on jr-webshows that the sixth season of the web series Night Nexus would premiere in June 2021. Series co-creator Sam Hazey later released images on jr-promos saying that the season would premiere in July 2021. After several users asked about what was happening, Hazey stated that the date had been "fixed" to July 2021 prior to the jr-webshows post, and that the previous announcement was written by a "fired" member of Gray Network, the company that produces the show.

This led to confusion among fans of the series, and some of them started spreading the "CancelGrayNetwork" hashtag.