ArtPlug

ArtPlug is an American online community for artists founded by Russell Kelvin and Kyle Ross on March 12, 2002. The site allows for users to submit artwork, literature, music, and other pieces of art to be viewed, rated, and downloaded. As of January 2022, the site has amassed over 27 million users and over 475 million submissions.

The site is headquartered in.

Notable ArtPluggers

 * Russell Kelvin (Shinobi)
 * Kyle Ross (KyDaGuy)
 * Vincent Parr (artist27)
 * Amanda Heath (mandy-draws-crap)

2018 NSFW art purge
On August 1, 2018, more than 45,000 NSFW drawings were deleted by ArtPlug moderators. Most of these drawings involved minors or underaged characters, and were tagged with tags such as "under18", "loli", and "child". The decision was praised by the majority of the userbase; however, some users complained about the purge, feeling that their art had been mistaken for CP and purged from the site. As of 2022, none of the deleted drawings have been restored.