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		floatingatoll on Dec 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patreon’s new service fee spurs concern that creat... Patreon confirmed that this change is to permit them to stop batching charges period full stop on Twitter, and updated their blog post. https://twitter.com/jackconte/status/938926147085242368

quadrangle on Dec 12, 2017 [–]

They are being honest. They just aren't admitting why they would stop batching charges. And a large part of the answer is that they are a paywall service more than a donation platform, and everything follows from that.

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