Yes exactly, they’ve always been a “younger app” (despite those stories before the guidelines were strict)
Episode has always been an app for teens, teens & preteens are often pandered to for pretty much any app. Even in movies they always try to reach a pg-13 rating because they want teenagers to be able to watch the movies in theaters (although no one really goes to those anymore). Although most authors are older, it’s not the same for readers, whether they’re active in the community or don’t know it exist. They probably aren’t going to change that, so they can make more money. I’m assuming most authors read the guidelines before making their stories (hopefully) so if you want to write mature stories, you should write on an app that allows mature stories. I understand that you like the platform for writing stories on generally, but if they don’t support the type of story you want to write, write elsewhere. I don’t agree there should be a section, but the Ivy/separate app thing was a good idea.
Tl;dr There’s no real good reason for episode to sacrifice it’s 13+ rating
Also want to add that episode is hypocritical with its own 13+ stories with it’s original stories