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Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App (www.macrumors.com)
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[–] 27 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

That’s telling Patreon Creators, not even patreon itself? How the fuck does that work?

Either they force all their creators to switch jf they are taking a subscription through iOS. Or they get delisted? Not even a fake excuse like “blender titties”. Just delisted from lack of paying a protection fee.

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago

    yeah usually that's exactly what happens.

    the apps that get tied into iOS platform fees just encourage people to go through the website. that, and often the pricing will be higher when offered through the iOS app to account for the platform fees.

    for example, remember watching a Dan and Phil video recently where they were promoting some VPN service in an ad segment, and part of the ad was them encouraging people to sign up by the website rather than the app for a cheaper rate lol.

    Im dont quite know if apple's able to punish those kinds of tactics? Sure they can just take the apps down over some terms of service clause, the capitalists seeking rent through the revenue streams of other capitalists is usually frowned upon, and one of the rare cases where the state is willing to intervene as a mediator.

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