Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoApple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS Appwww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square307linkfedilinkarrow-up1951arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1946arrow-down1external-linkApple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS Appwww.macrumors.comSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square307linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareother_cat@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThey already caved. On Wednesday, Patreon said Apple has renewed its requirement that all Patreon creators must move to subscription billing. The deadline to do so is November 1, 2026. My Source: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/patreon-creators-have-to-switch-to-subscription-billing-by-november-thanks-to-apple-203759852.html?src=rss
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s silly that they don’t just operate from the browser. It’s how I use Patreon on my (admittedly not iPhone) Phone. They should have just pulled Patreon from the app store. It’s not like it’s such an impediment to ask users to use their browser. In an ideal world we would not have monopolies controlling app stores, but I think Patreon is really stupid for not just abandoning the app store.
They already caved.
My Source: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/patreon-creators-have-to-switch-to-subscription-billing-by-november-thanks-to-apple-203759852.html?src=rss
It’s silly that they don’t just operate from the browser. It’s how I use Patreon on my (admittedly not iPhone) Phone.
They should have just pulled Patreon from the app store.
It’s not like it’s such an impediment to ask users to use their browser.
In an ideal world we would not have monopolies controlling app stores, but I think Patreon is really stupid for not just abandoning the app store.