Neowin News Feed for: Patreon

Spotify makes it possible to stream Patreon-exclusive content via its app

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:20:01 +0000

Spotify users can now listen to Patreon-exclusive podcast content inside the streaming app. A Spotify-Patreon partnership allows creators to publish subscriber-only content on the streaming app. Read more...

Twitter brings tipping to Android two months after launch on iOS

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:28:01 +0000

Twitter users can now enable Tips through Twitter for Android. The option became available on iOS in September and, as promised, is now available to Android users. You must be over 18 to use Tips. Read more...

Twitter now allows you to tip people, won't take a cut

Usama Jawad — Fri, 07 May 2021 03:58:01 +0000

Twitter has announced Tip Jar to enable people to send and receive monetary tips on the platforms. Currently supported payment methods include Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal, and Venmo. Read more...

Internet giants urge legislators to protect browsing data from warrantless access

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 23 May 2020 03:50:01 +0000

A group of technology firms and groups have called on the House of Representatives to pass a legislative amendment that would prevent the government from obtaining web browsing data without a warrant. Read more...

SoundCloud will let musicians add a direct donation button to their profiles

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:24:01 +0000

In an effort to help artists stay afloat during these trying times, SoundCloud will now let users add a direct donation button to their profiles. The button can be linked to Paypal and Patreon. Read more...

Patreon debuts Lens, giving creators a new way to engage its audience

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 05:54:01 +0000

Patreon is a service relied on by many artists, musicians and more. The service has now debuted Lens, giving creators a new way to share exclusive content with Patreon supporters. Read more...

Patreon apologizes and reverses course on its changes to fee structure

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:22:01 +0000

After announcing that it would be changing its fee structure last week, the firm has now backtracked, apologizing to its creators for rolling out a change without consulting the community. Read more...

Patreon changes fee structure, adds service charge for patrons

Vishal Laul — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:16:01 +0000

Patreon has announced that it will be updating its fee structure by the end of this month, introducing a new service fee on the pledges made by patrons, ridding creators of a transaction fee. Read more...

Patreon hack victims are being ordered to pay a ransom to save their data

Matt Brown — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:32:01 +0000

An email is distributing to victims of the recent data theft at crowd-funding site 'Patreon', asking for bitcoin payments to stop personal data from being publicly available online. Read more...