Apple is Taking 30% of My Patreon Money

Come on Apple, the 30% Apple tax is all fun and games… until you target me!

Apple will be charging all Patreon creators the 30% Apple Tax for patrons who sign up through the iPhone App.

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[Jeb.]

Dude... Patreon is supposed to be a safer place for creators to make what they want and not be screwed over, how dare Apple try to dip their grubby hands in there

[gyanaprakash_maharana]

Whenever i see an apple ad where the employee is smiling as if they are representing the nicest people in the world. And this is where we end up.

[ladyalicent]

They have absolutely no right to do this. They don’t own patreon, and they stopped owning the iPhone the moment the consumer gave them 3000 dollars. They’re literally just trying to get money for nothing

[lorddaniel]

Thank goodness EU wont get tired of suing

[Jon]

All Patreon has do is disable subscribing on the iOS app. Just like how Amazon restricts subscriptions and digital purchases to the website to avoid Apple and Google's 30% store fee.

[tihzho]

This is another reason why I would never own anything from Apple. Having the three showers after using a Mac to try to feel clean is a pain.

[techlife]

Patreon needs to sue Apple for profiting off their platform more than them.

[TylerTheDevourer]

Does this mean a $5/mo. tier now means $3.10/mo. for the creator? Absolute scumbaggery!!!

[ChrisGrump]

Apple. A true dystopia.
Also, if google is a monopoly, wtf is Apple supposed to be?

[BBTechBreakdown]

And whats even worse is youre not allowed to notify Apple users within the app that they are paying more for subscriptions through the app (or even give a link to web payment), so most people dont realize whats going on

[shadow]

Im not a content creator and it pisses me off enough just knowing this.
Apple deserves every ban and lawsuit they get!

[reiteration]

As an Android user, I applaud Apple for their latest attempt to drive as many people as possible towards their competitors.

[ES]

Where does this end?! At this rate they’ll soon be asking for 30% cut of your actual Amazon purchases

[username]

But the ecosystem people, the ecosystem! Yeah Apple is terrible. I don't understand why the FTC hasn't totally shut them down.

[perperikis]

By now, I'm convinced Apple thinks money grow on trees for real.

[brtnspn]

Sam, I am one of the patreons (different name there) and frankly it's the right thing to do. I've been watching and laughing at your videos for 8+ years — had I found you just this year, I'd still be signing up. It's on us, the community, to come together and throw in our support. Thank you for the good laughs and here's to 8 plus plus plus plus years more. KD

[Non-StickPan]

Tim Cook looking at Unity's backlash last year:
You know what? I bet we can do it better!

[cpoomail]

Tim Cook Bowser! Now Nintendo wants 80% of Tim's money, well done Sam! Good times indeed 😅

[ProductBasement]

If ever a policy was rent-seeking, this is. Screw Apple and Tim Cook's cooked little smirk

[AntennaMan]

I, like you, am a hard working content creator. I earn the money my Patreon members give to me. Apple doesn't deserve a cent of it.