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Identity verification

🕑 Added 2023-08-09 13:37:27 +0000 UTC

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SitriAbyss

I think you're right. But I just can't shake this bad feeling out of my head. Maybe i'm just too paranoid, but nowadays every bad thing that can happen eventually happens.

SitriAbyss

Yes, it's sad but all true what you say. I just really hope this will not backfire later.

Caratron

I think it should be illegal to use information in a way that contradicts the terms under which it was originally collected, regardless of a change in management or political views. There should be a law, if there isn't one already, that says that if information is collected under the condition that you will not do X with it, then you cannot use it for X, EVER, even if your policies change, unless the information is reacquired under different terms.

Mr. Phoenyxx

I am not happy about it at all, but I verified my identity as well. They could have just asked for my credit card, which has already verified my ID. They absolutely don't need photos of me stored forever on their servers. It's absolutely unacceptable to me, and a major overreach. But there just isn't another valid alternative to Patreon yet. Subscribestar? I tried it for 3 months and didn't get a single subscription. Paypal doesn't allow any adult content, period. DeviantArt? They started restricting adult content way before Patreon did. The only other real option to me is to build your own website, but I barely have time to produce my content let alone manage a whole website on my own. :/

SitriAbyss

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your support :)

funfun74

This is a hard issue to deal with. Seems like its happening in more and more places and its starting to feel very repressive. Do what is best for you Sitri. If you move to somewhere else just let us know and I'll follow.

SitriAbyss

Yeah, I get what you mean. That's probably one of the reasons I refuse to do political stuff or be vocal about it. I have my opinion, but i'm not sure it's worth a ban. And if you mean the USA, then you're right. It has a recent feud with my coutry because our government refused to give out info about our certain citizens because we all know how well they handle confidental data.

forty_five

I left PayPal when they started un-banking people for political reasons. Moving is annoying but I know my government has no issue trying to force companies to give up information like that.

Bonin

So I looked into it a bit, it looks like they're asking because they use Mastercard to process pledges and Mastercard is requiring age verification for creators of "Adult" stuff. They did, however, have this on a bit about alternate ways to verify that you are over 18. "What if I don’t have a government-issued identification to submit? You’ve shared lots of ideas for how we can prioritize inclusivity throughout this process. With that in mind, we’re developing a list of alternative (non-government-issued) IDs we’ll be able to accept. If you’d like to go this route, there’s no action required immediately; we’ll share the list of acceptable alternative ID types, along with next steps, in the coming months." So if you wait for a bit you might be able to use something you find to be less worrying.

Bruce W. Liu

Are they asking because of country laws, "state" laws, or because Patreon wants to know. That's my real question.

Jebediah Kerman

Give a fake id

Bastian

The bigger and more well-known a platform becomes, the more likely it has to bow to the rules of the brand or get caught up in the clutches of legislators. Unfortunately, the other continents also fail to be better at it but regularly fail through lobbying. I understand you very well, but I don't see a way out of it either.

Jeroen van den Broek

Patreon has a legal requirement to check in many areas. I would at the very least make sure to edit out any information they have no business knowing, like your social security number.