Patreon bans alt-right content creators from earning money on its platform

Patreon, the subscription content service that allows people to receive donations directly from their audience, has taken a major stance against alt-right and far right content creators.

After banning Milo Yiannopoulos from using its platform to fund a “magnificent 2019 comeback,” Patreon also banned British conspiracy theorist Carl Benjamin for… well, you probably know: being a scumbag human. James Allsup, a far right political commentator, was hit with a ban as well.

That makes three bans in a week.

Benjamin, who goes by Sargon of Akkad on YouTube, is the latest alt-right content creator to get banned from an online platform for spreading his lies and racist commentary, according to Vice News. Read more…

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