Facebook’s Patreon clone hits creators where it hurts: their wallet

Imitation is the sincerest form of petty theft.

Facebook invited some page owners to try out its Fan Subscription service Monday night, a new feature that directly competes with Patreon. But the terms of the agreement and Facebook's history with page owners have caused many to scoff at and shirk the offer.

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Namely, page owners report that the terms of the service enable Facebook to take up to a 30 percent cut of subscriptions. That's in comparison to Patreon's 10 percent, 5 percent of which go to fees and processing, and the other 5 percent that Patreon keeps.  Read more...

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