Pluralistic: Apple vs the “free market” (15 Aug 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Every artist, performer and creator on Patreon is about to get screwed out of 30% of their gross revenue, which will be diverted to Apple, the most valuable company on the planet. Apple contributes nothing to their work, but it will get to steal a third of their wages. How is this possible? Enshittification.

  • @tburkhol
    19•27 days ago

    The Android app should still be fine. I’d expect Apple’s move to be followed by a lot of creators adding a “Don’t use the iOS Patreon app” to their profiles.

    I mean, apps that are just the website are a bad idea in the first place, but this specific problem is entirely contained to the iOS app. If some people prefer an app to a bookmark, that’s on them.

    • @[email protected]
      4•27 days ago

      I use the app but all my subs are done through the website. It’s nice getting notifications for new podcast episodes.

      Is Apple going to try and stop this? How would they even do that short of removing the app from the App Store ? I already don’t pay for anything in any iOS apps if there’s an alternative method.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•25 days ago

      I’d expect Apple’s move to be followed by a lot of creators adding a “Don’t use the iOS Patreon app”

      I’ve already received similar posts from a couple of patreon accounts I follow.