mofu_guys
patreon
really bummed out :(
🕑 Added 2025-08-25 13:54:43 +0000 UTC
we just found out that our Patreon content's been getting leaked onto a Patreon aggregate site. it feels especially bad because only five people are subscribed to a tier high enough to be leaking said content, so it's not just a random stranger--it's someone we've actually conversed with, and that really hurts.
it's one thing to pirate from corporations that make a gazillion dollars, but, as we mentioned in a previous post, the whole reason that Mofu started a Patreon is that what Mofu makes from commissions alone doesn't even reach amount to a minimum wage, so such leaks are especially devastating.
and hey if you want to share Patreon-exclusive content with your friends because you think they'll enjoy it, go for it (it's not like we can stop you anyways). but for everything to just be indiscriminately uploaded like that? i can't overstate just how devastating of a blow that is to our motivation. but i guess fwiw from what i understand it's not so much they went out of their way to do this as the importing tool basically just automatically scrapes the content of everyone they're subscribed to. still really sucks, though.
we'll still post this month's reward here on Patreon because it's already done and it'll inevitably be scraped, but moving forward we may have to resort to just posting certain content on a private Discord server which is really unfortunate because that just adds unnecessary work on our end. this isn't meant to prevent sharing--again, if you want to show your friends go for it; but please don't just throw out everything we spend so much time and effort doing onto one of those sites.
we're not interested in interrogating suspects to extract a confession, but if you'd like to come clean and reach out to us we're always open for conversing, and maybe we can figure out what to do about this. otherwise, you guys are welcome to leave your own suggestions.
sorry for rambling, everyone 🥲
Comments
rascaloons
Aww, that’s awful :( Don’t let this discourage you from posting though! I know a few artists who only post to Discord, mainly due to Patreon guidelines and scraping. It could be worth looking into :0P
Fahlma
Gosh, I’m sorry, that’s frustrating for me just to hear, so I can only imagine how you feel. *hugs supportively* That’s not cool and I hope you can figure something out that’s not too much of a headache on your end. I know it’s devastating and disheartening but I plan to keep supporting and doing what I can. Hang in there. 😔❤️🫂
Cyan Chess
I'm very sorry to hear that... このようなことをしている人があなたのメッセージを読み、自分の行動が悪いことだと理解することを願っています。 ハグを送ります ❤️
videah
I’m so sorry to hear, that’s really unfortunate :c
TibsThicktail
I was talking about this with another friend the other day, whose stuff has been getting leaked. It’s really stupid and gross
