Again in March, our Coverage workforce proposed three updates to our pointers. In the present day, we’re again to let you realize which at the moment are finalized as a part of our Group Pointers, and the way your enter helped form these choices.
Coverage on non-consensual intimate imagery
Patreon has by no means tolerated non-consensual intimate imagery (sexual or pornographic imagery of a person or people made and/or distributed with out their consent). The Belief & Security workforce has diligently combated such a content material traditionally, utilizing different insurance policies to take action. This quarter, the Coverage workforce proposed extra language that may assist outline such a content material particularly.
Right here’s the place creators weighed in:
- Creators endorsed our proposed carveout that may empower these whose work pertains to non-consensual intimate imagery within the type of survival tales, instructional sources, and/or advocacy.
- Creators requested us to verify that this coverage doesn’t apply to digitally generated individuals, fictional characters, or consensual Grownup/18+ content material. Certainly, it was designed to guard actual human victims of offenses like upskirt, voyeuristic, and/or creepshot content material.
You’ll find the brand new, finalized language in our Group Pointers below “Bullying and Harassment.”
Teen security on Patreon
We introduced the information of our latest membership to the Tech Coalition, a worldwide alliance of organizations that share a dedication to forging a safer web for teenagers. We have been additionally happy to welcome Patreon’s Minor Security Lead as a visitor co-host of our quarterly coverage livestream, the place we previewed an replace to the “Teen Security” part of our Group Pointers – particularly, {that a} creator have to be an grownup as a way to have a Patreon web page that hosts modeling or “posing”-focused content material the place their look or physique is the central visible focus.
This replace prioritizes the security of our youngest customers, and we have been completely satisfied that creators agreed. In our livestream, one attendee famous within the chat: “As an 18+ creator, I like that the workforce is taking minors’ security severely. Thanks for doing this work!”
Coverage suggestions alternative: synthetic intelligence
We all know that a lot of our creators have robust factors of view on AI, and lots of at present use AI of their artistic course of. The Coverage workforce is crafting AI-related pointers to handle each the challenges and alternatives of this know-how. As mentioned in our latest weblog and livestream, these efforts are grounded in rules like transparency, privateness, accountability, and ethics.
We wish to be sure that we’re growing these pointers with an understanding of the wide selection of creator views on AI. In the present day, we’re completely satisfied to share a suggestions type providing creators a direct line to the Coverage workforce to make their voices heard on the topic. Be aware: the shape is in English, however should you reply in a distinct language, we’ll do our greatest to translate your enter and seize your sentiments.
Trying forward
The Coverage workforce will take the following few months to deal with extra long-term initiatives, and creators can anticipate the Creator Coverage Engagement Program to return within the third quarter of the yr. Within the meantime, we encourage you to keep up a correspondence with us, each about AI and usually, by emailing us at CreatorPolicy@Patreon.com. Thanks for being such a significant a part of the Patreon group. Your beneficiant coverage suggestions helps us maintain Patreon a secure and welcoming place for creators and patrons.