latexjess

I've Been Scraped.

Published: August 4th 2022, 10:42:31 pm

How frustrating..

A fan recently informed me that my paywalled content is appearing outside of Patreon.

Not just a few pictures here and there.. not the content I've published.. my entire catalogue of paywalled content, thousands and thousands of private pictures.  They informed be about an app that specifically targets Patreon and automates the process.  Tens of thousands of accounts are on this site, including many of my friends and peers.

The worst part is.. the person that did this paid for a membership, heck they may be reading this message.  I don't have a huge patron count, and those that support me tend to stick around.. so when I see someone join and cancel.. I KNOW.

I'm not really in the "content creation" business, so perhaps this is a sign that I shouldn't bother with Patreon altogether.

UGhhh..

I've since issued a DMCA takedown with the respective site.. and have reached out to Patreon for some formal (potentially legal) support.

Lmk what you think I should do, really demoralized.