Patreon is a compnay that manages payments to content providers, often in the terms of monthly subscriptions.
Censorship on Patreon
In October 2020 , Patreon announced that it would be taking action against accounts who use its platform to actively spread QAnon’s beliefs, «a growing threat».“QAnon-dedicated creators that are identified by our Policy and Trust & Safety teams will have their accounts removed from Patreon.”[1][2]
Customers «who have spread some QAnon ideas but “are not dedicated to spreading QAnon content” would also be given the opportunity to recant and «bring their accounts into compliance, according to the company.»
EU Disinfolab pushing closing of accounts
On 18 December 2020, The European Union-funded[4] nominally independent EU DisinfoLab released a study questioning «whether Patreon's efforts to tackle disinformation prioritized English-language content over that of other languages. The study «identified at least 17 Spanish accounts that monetize and spread QAnon content and other conspiracy theories.»[5][6]
Besides Patreon's "failure to remove all accounts that directly reference QAnon", the study pointed to "a number of other accounts that monetize other conspiracies like COVID-19 denialism or unfounded theories about 5G that indirectly interweave QAnon ideas into their narratives."
"These examples illustrate that the measures implemented by Patreon are not fully enforced and still leave room for the circulation of QAnon theories on the platform," wrote the author also stating that «the problem of disinformation goes far beyond QAnon and argues that more action is needed against the spread and monetization of dangerous conspiracy theories on Patreon.
Removing Last American Vagabond
In February 2021, Patreon stated they would imminently close The Last American Vagabond[8], one of the best sites for Covid-19 news and analysis, if not all "Covid-19 medical misinformation" was removed.
Patreon on Wikispooks
One or two people on Wikispooks have Patreon pages, semantically represented by the property:Has patreon:
| Has patreon | Description |
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'reallygraceful' | https://www.patreon.com/reallygraceful | American Youtuber with an interest in secret societies and mystery religions. |
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed | https://patreon.com/nafeez | UK academic with extensive knowledge of deep politics and the use of false flag terror, featured frequently on Unwelcome Guests. |
AltCensored | https://www.patreon.com/altCensored | A website archiving material censored by YouTube |
Kevin Barrett | https://www.patreon.com/DrKevinBarrett | An academic and 9-11/Dissident. |
Brian Berletic | https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer | Researcher, Writer, Commentator, banned from Twitter in 2022. |
James Corbett | https://www.patreon.com/corbettreport | James Corbett is a popular critic of the US establishment who has been active on the internet since 2007. |
Ole Dammegård | https://www.patreon.com/lightonconspiracies | |
Ryan Dawson | https://www.patreon.com/ryandawson | American historian and activist; founder of the Anti Neocon Report |
Dan Dicks | https://www.patreon.com/PressForTruth | Dan Dicks is a regular watcher of Bilderberg. |
Gordon Dimmack | https://www.patreon.com/gordondimmack | UK independent journalist |
Jay Dyer | https://www.patreon.com/JayDyer | Author of 'Esoteric Hollywood' |
Films For Action | https://www.patreon.com/filmsforaction | A provider of inspiring videos. Named as an outlet of "Fake News" by PropOrNot. |
Jose Galison | https://www.patreon.com/nowayjose2020 | |
Maryam Henein | https://www.patreon.com/maryamhenein | Activist and health practitioner, known for Vanishing of the Bees. |
Katherine Horton | https://www.patreon.com/stop007 | Reportedly engaged in conflict with intelligence agencies. As well as calling for exposure of the Deep State, she has repeatedly called for violence against those involved in it, leading former supporters to view her as an agent provocateur and infiltrator. |
IceAgeFarmer | https://www.iceagefarmer.com/ wp link placeholder | California based researcher with an interest in the manipulation of the global food supply, the coming global solar minimum, to the globalist plan to "reset the table" and transform global food systems. |
Caitlin Johnstone | https://www.patreon.com/caitlinjohnstone | Australian deep state aware activist anarchist |
Matthew Russell Lee | https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee | |
Jefferson Morley | https://www.patreon.com/jeffersonmorley | US journalist who founded of The Deep State Blog |
Jack Murphy | https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse | American soldier turned author. |
Next News Network | https://www.patreon.com/NextNews | Named as an "extreme antigovernment group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. |
Kurt Nimmo | https://www.patreon.com/kurtnimmo | |
OffGuardian | https://www.patreon.com/offguardian | Produced by a group of Guardian readers unhappy with its censorship policy |
James Evan Pilato | https://www.patreon.com/mediamonarchy | |
Project Censored | https://www.patreon.com/projectcensored | A long running academic investigation into the control of the US corporate media. |
Pearse Redmond | https://www.patreon.com/pearseredmond | Host of Porkins Policy Review |
Saidit | https://www.patreon.com/SaidIt | A non-corporate, open source, alternative to Reddit |
Inessa Sinchougova | https://www.patreon.com/inessaS | Inessa S has worked as translator of Russian texts for years. |
Styxhexenhammer666 | https://www.patreon.com/Styxhexenhammer666 | An American libertarian YouTuber. |
The Black Vault | https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21993619 | A source of FOIAed US government documents |
The Duran | https://www.patreon.com/theduran | Alternative view on US/Nato foreign policy. |
The Grayzone | https://www.patreon.com/Grayzone | |
The Juice Media | https://www.patreon.com/TheJuiceMedia | Producer of videos |
The Last American Vagabond | https://www.patreon.com/TheLastAmericanVagabond | Heavily censored by Western corporate/governments for Covid-19 coverage and other deep state subjects. |
True Pundit | https://www.patreon.com/truepundit | |
Truthstream Media | https://www.patreon.com/truthstreammedia | An internet based, independent media outlet. |
Brittany Venti | https://www.patreon.com/BrittanyVenti | An American internet celebrity, who has been deeply affected by censorship on social media. |
Elizabeth Vos | https://www.patreon.com/ElizabethLeaVos | |
Diana West | https://www.patreon.com/DianaWest | |
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