Some multimillionaire VP at Apple has decided that the best thing for the company, one of the biggest in the world, to do is introduce a new 30% tax on struggling artists and creators who have no business or professional relationship with it in the first place

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Something I haven't heard much about is that Patreon, being a multi-sided marketplace, has a more complex/diverse creator-monetization model that wouldn't fully translate to Apple IAP.

2 noteworthy examples are: Per Creation Payments and Milestone Goals.

In this video Patreon's CEO explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-LoTH3PzgM

Apple’s requirements are about to hit creators and fans on Patreon. Here’s what you need to know

Apple is requiring that Patreon switch to their iOS in-app purchase system starting this November, or risk being removed from the App Store. Apple's requirem...

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They are giving these up so they can keep their iOS app.