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A comment on Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans on Patreon. Parent comment

Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by troupo on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @04:46AM (#41233556)
The problem is that Patreon wouldn't even be able to tell people they can donate to their creators elsewhere due to Apple's assinine anti-steering provisions
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Re:Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans o... by The_Colonel on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @05:32AM (#41233805)
This is honestly the main problem I have with that. You can argue that in-app purchase brings convenience etc. etc. and Apple deserves a cut and so on. But this enforced secrecy makes users unaware of the cost - they can't actually decide if the cut is worth the convenience or not. Apple relies on people not knowing the cost of the fees and that feels very dodgy.
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