Sandra Chiem
patreon
Important PSA regarding Patreon's updated policies
🕑 Added 2024-03-17 08:00:37 +0000 UTCHey guys, in case you haven't caught wind of the fuss lately, Patreon has recently updated their policies regarding what is and isn't allowed on Patreon regarding Adult content. This is mainly in response (as it usually is) to pressure from payment processors like Mastercard or Paypal, that does not want to be involved in NSFW content that could be potentially illegal so they'd rather just not want to deal with adult content in general. Because of this, Patreon is becoming more and more strict about what content they allow here. One of the ridiculous changes for example is somehow the people/characters in your work need to be explicitly stating their consent.
I would hope.... that my characters look like they are heartily giving their consent in all of my work??? Even if they're not like, saying it in obvious speech bubbles or something.
I will be honest, as of right now I'm not sure if any of my content is in violation of it's new policies but many adult content creators such as myself are already worried. I will continue to upload as usual for as long as I am here, and I would hope that all of my patrons who subscribe to my page know exactly what they signed up for and what they want to see. But in just in case, I want to let you guys know that I have made a Subscribestar.Adult page!
https://subscribestar.adult/youkaiyume
It is a subscription based platform for creators much like patreon, but this one is built with adult creators in mind from the start and has been operating for years with a good track record for trust. I am slowly uploading all of my exclusive content over there, but it's been like four years, I have a lot of things to upload! But my hope is that it is backup platform in case I am kicked off of Patreon for some reason. Pricing and tiers will be the same, though as of right now I am not offering merch reward tiers on Subscribestar. This might change in the future once once I get my bearings on there a little better.
AGAIN I will still be uploading content both to patreon and subscribestar.adult/youkaiyume! However, if you would like to support me over on subscribestar or would like to switch, do check out the link! I hope to continue to give you the smut you deserve!
Comments
Sandra Chiem
ah yeah, I'm a huge fan of your wife's work. I really wish they had a more flexible solution, for example: any creators that are offering NSFW work (which we are required to jump through hoops to verify anyway) should no longer have the option for their patrons to use the offending payment processors. I feel like that would have been better than just a blanket ban and restrictions. And we're the creators that built their company up only for them to pull the rug under them!
Teatraybat
I feel you on this. My wife and I were just discussing her NSFW patreon and if she should take it down to jump ship. It’s definitely annoying because setting up this shit takes time and loads of effort. Patreon might just have to learn the hard way when all the NSFW accounts leave and take the money with them, how much this platform needs the artist.
DreamOctober
This is so frustrating--I saw an artist have an exchange between patreon and themselves and they had even gone so far as to add "I consent!" stickers to their artwork (literally mini versions of their characters explicitly stating their consent) and Patreon said it wasn't enough. I am so sorry your work is now being put on the line because of the inability for payment companies to get their acts together and Patreon being unable to just explicitly say yes or no to NSFW work.
![gal ha had[The Sir] from patreon](https://patrefans.com/kistorage/53465.jpg)
