But shortly afterward, his Patreon account was taken down too. In an email statement, a spokesperson for the platform said: “Patreon prohibits works that provide instructions around the creation of controlled substances or other recreational drugs. We take violations of our policies seriously, and after an internal investigation, we have removed the creator’s account.” Myco
Patreon, the creator-focused monetization platform, said Thursday it would lay off 20% of its employees as it changed how its internal structure works. The cuts will affect 93 Patreon employees, who will be given at least 16 weeks of severance pay. In a note to staff posted online, CEO Jack Conte said the company’s “core
Patreon, the membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI that mines its content for training purposes. On Thursday, the company shared that it is working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block access to AI robots designed to train their AI models on creators’ work without permission. The strengthened measures were necessary
