Makarokono
patreon
We need to talk.
🕑 Added 2025-08-13 19:28:04 +0000 UTCGood afternoon everyone :3, due to some unpleasant discoveries I’ve made over the last few days, I’ve decided to take security measures for my work along with other changes I see necessary to implement. Below is a detailed list of the changes along with a brief description or reasoning:
All links have now been simplified into a single one, to have more efficient control when publishing them.
The necessary links will ONLY be published in Patreon’s welcome message, and these links will be replaced from time to time, basically whenever I see it necessary — so it’s important to check the welcome message every time you want to view my content.
(The welcome message can be found in the "membership" section, which does not appear in Patreon’s mobile app — you must use a browser on your phone or PC.)Patreon has a community tab where Tier 2 and Tier 3 chats are located; previously, I published links there, but now links will no longer be posted in those chats — they will only serve to answer questions.
I usually send the links to new animations along with a thank-you note in private. I will continue sending these messages, but those links will have an expiration date, so during the week I send them, please check that message, and afterward, check Patreon’s welcome message in case the private chat link no longer works.
Patreon-exclusive illustrations will no longer be exclusive and will be published on social media. This is because people kept reposting these illustrations on other platforms, removing my credit when I published them.
These changes are being implemented to increase the security of my content, since I’ve discovered that some people have leaked content from Discord, Patreon, Patreon chats, and even the welcome message itself. Regarding Discord, I decided to post the illustrations on social media instead — this helps me grow, and it makes leaks less valuable. As for Patreon, the only viable solution I found was to simplify the links into one and change it whenever I see necessary...
I really don’t like doing all of this, as I feel it hurts your experience with my content and reduces the value of the Discord server, but it’s a way to respect all the support you’re giving me and the work that takes me so much effort day after day.
To answer most of the frequently asked questions you might have, you can check the following post:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/frequently-asked-136419663
I apologize if these changes are overwhelming or annoying for you, but they are truly necessary. If you have any questions, opinions, or suggestions, let me know :3.
Thank you for your understanding, and have a nice day (づ￣ 3￣)づ
Comments
SoooS
thank you so much, I really appreciate your support :3
The Dude with the Beard
Do what you must do for your security & safety, Makoro! If it helps at all, I genuinely respect all artist's hard work, and I have always adhered to a personal pledge that I would never share someone's paid content. Your hard work is safe with me!
SoooS
it will always come down to frustrated people, but there are always solutions for any kind of case. Honestly, the changes I implemented are neither difficult nor a punishment for my users; they’re simply a barrier for those who were leaking my content. In fact, I’ve actually made access to the content even easier for them
SoooS
at the end of the day, there are always solutions — it’s just that sometimes you have to take certain drastic measures. In fact, I’ve been warning for a while about my work being leaked and the measures I’d take if it kept happening. This is the fourth warning, so I decided to take these steps. Anyway, these changes don’t actually harm you; it’s something very simple
Shybatboi0108
How hard is it not to understand a do not share policy. And how scummy do you have to be to blatantly ignore one breaking an artist trust, disregarding the potential harm it could do to their revenue, and overall causing difficulty for people just trying to make works of art and support themselves. It pisses me off seeing somebody leak an artist I'm supporting on patreons exclusive work on to another page. Not to mention that it's even worse in scenarios where that artist original Channel got taken down but somebody can reupload their explicit works for free and they don't receive punishment without pestering whatever host sites moderation holds it
Arkshyr
People don't realise they kill real artist and creativity as a whole when not crediting and spreading pay-walled content for free. This is how we may end up with only AI heavy work :/
Boobdude
Ok
SoooS
the content will remain the same… the only thing that changes is how you access it...the only thing that will be made public are the drawings
Akeno Himejima
This also makes tier 3 useless no? Or will there be special links?
Akeno Himejima
Unfortunate to say the least. Having to go through the browser just to experience your creations is incredibly annoying especially since it only works on browser. Though I do understand why you're doing it. How is this single link going to do to stop it though? Is it going to lead to some locked folder that'll give people a hard time to access anything?
BornToBeEmon
So that mean no Monthly Render sequence? And it goes public? Sorry that happened to you, but yeah sometimes it's hard to handle the leakers..
