On Patreon's New Adult Content Policies (Patreon)
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Hey everyone!
As some of you may or may not be aware, it looks like Patreon is preparing to buckle under the new puritanical pressures exerted by Mastercard, banks in general, and the religious right as a whole.
Specifically, they are indicating that adult creators will have to start uploading their actual government-issued identification in order to verify that they (we) are of the age of consent to continue creating adult content. Unfortunately, there's no information as to where this identification will be uploaded to and who is responsible for holding onto it (or, even, if whomever will have the information can be held legally liable for it in any way shape or form).
More details (if one could call them 'details' at all) can be found at Patreon's blog: https://blog.patreon.com/fall-2021-creator-policy-engagement-update
Primarily, we're reaching out to our patrons about this because we want you all to be aware that we as the creators may be forced to make a tough decision regarding the future of our Patreon. Either:
A) If Patreon does go through with the policy change and the company responsible for holding onto the information can't be held liable for keeping it safe and secure at all times, then we'll be forced to close the site. It sucks, but we don't think it's worth the potential risk of having our identities stolen without any legal recourse from those who are being tasked with keeping that information safe.
B) If Patreon doesn't go through with the policy change or the company responsible for holding onto the information can be held liable for keeping it safe and secure, then we'll probably keep the site open.
WHAT THIS MEANS RIGHT NOW: Business as usual. We'll keep working on the comic and our side projects and posting them here for everyone's viewing pleasure until our hands are forced and we have to make a decision.
In the meantime, if you want to voice your opinions on the matter to Patreon directly, feel free to hit them up using the following contact information: CreatorPolicy@Patreon.com and let them know what you think about all of this.
Anyway, as always, we love and appreciate you all. Thank you for your continued support! :)
-Seg & Agro