Patreon is a membership platform that provides business tools for content creators to run a subscription service.
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14 Facts About Patreon
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Patreon is used by YouTube videographers, webcomic artists, writers, podcasters, musicians, adult content creators, and other categories of creators who post regularly online.
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Patreon was co-founded in May 2013 by developer Sam Yam and musician Jack Conte, who was looking for a way to make a living from his YouTube videos.
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In March 2015, Patreon acquired Subbable, a similar voluntary subscription service created by the Green brothers, John and Hank Green, and brought over Subbable creators and contents, including CGP Grey, Destin Sandlin's Smarter Every Day, and the Green brothers' own CrashCourse and SciShow channels.
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In June 2017, Patreon announced a suite of tools for creators to run membership businesses on the Patreon platform.
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In October 2021, Patreon confirmed they were looking into implementing Crypto Currencies and NFTs after creators expressed interests in having the opportunity to offer exclusive memberships and benefits to their patrons through a coin or token.
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Shortly thereafter Patreon deleted the account of It's Going Down, a left-wing news website, for allegedly doxing.
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In December 2018, Patreon banned Milo Yiannopoulos a day after he created an account and banned Carl Benjamin because he used homophobic and racist slurs in a YouTube interview in February 2018.
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Patreon launched a counter-suit against 72 individuals who filed arbitration claims and sought a preliminary injunction to stay all arbitration proceedings pending the outcome of its counter-suit.
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The suits open the door to lawsuits from supporters of other Patreon users banned from the platform, with freelance journalist Lauren Southern preparing her suit.
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In July 2016, Patreon emailed their content creators announcing that payments through PayPal would resume for adult-oriented creators.
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Those who worked within the "Not Safe For Work" categories on Patreon could accept payments through PayPal via PayPal's subsidiary Braintree.
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However, in October 2017, Patreon reverted its stance on NSFW content, introducing new restrictions.
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In June 2018, Patreon started to ban some creators who produced adult content.
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