Patreon's Policy team heard from hundreds of creators who weighed in on two important policy areas we're focused on right now. Learn more about how we're using that feedback to inform our policies. Hundreds of creators shared ideas, questions, and input over the past few weeks. This quarter, the Policy Team also gauged creator interest in a guidelines update to give you the option to offer social tokens developed with a third party as a membership benefit. Dozens of creators reached out with ideas and questions about what this could look like in practice.
From exclusive events to merchandise and beyond, creators have already started talking about how they may use creator coins to connect with their patrons in new and unique ways. In light of this creator interest, we have added language to our Benefits Guidelines giving you that option. And informed by creator input, we also specify that these coins may not be offered as part of any sort of investment scheme, or to directly benefit creators or patrons financially. Some creators asked whether this meant Patreon would allow for payments to be made via cryptocurrency, or whether NFTs would be involved, neither of which is the case the update would focus specifically on creators offering tokens as a benefit.
Others asked about the environmental impact of creators developing creator coins we are exploring, among other solutions, avenues that can offset any resulting emissions.
You can find answers to creator questions like these and more in this Help Center article we developed, which we will update with further details as they develop. In addition to supporting the development of our content policy, the next iteration of our Creator Policy Engagement Program will engage you in the development of a public policy platform that puts creators first. If you have any questions, or want to share early ideas for our public policy platform, drop us a note at [email protected].
Creator policy engagement program update: Q4 October 12, Policy. Check out the following links for the most up-to-date materials:. Share to:. Subscribe to the News Newsletter.
