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[[File:What-is-this-my-account-was-suspended.png|thumb|434x434px|Email from Patreon requesting information to "unsuspend" account]]

After suspension, users are informed that they can appeal the suspension, but this leads to personal information being asked, namely: a name, location, ISP, payment method (last 4 card digits). The image shows an example of this information being requested.

===Class Action lawsuit (''2022-2025'')===

In August 2024, it was reported that Patreon was required to pay $7.25 million dollars as a result of a 2022 lawsuit claiming the company violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act by sending watched video history to the [[Meta]] pixel tracker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/398261/patreon-settles-video-privacy-battle-for-725-mil.html|title=Patreon Settles Video Privacy Battle For $7.25 Million|date=2024-08-05|first=Wendy|last=Davis|work=MediaDailyNews|access-date=2025-09-23}}</ref> In December 2024, the lawsuit turned into a class action, meaning anyone who accessed videos on Patreon from April 1, 2016 to Sept. 23, 2024 could join.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/if-you-had-a-patreon-account-you-may-qualify-for-this-payment/|title=If you had a Patreon account, you may qualify for this payment|first=Katie|last=Millard|date=2024-12-04|work=NBC4i|access-date=2025-09-23}}</ref> On August 22, 2025, the official website for the lawsuit stated, "The Court entered its Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice", with payments being made if there is no appeal of the final judgment as of August 29, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patreonsettlement.com/|title=Stark et al. v. Patreon, Inc.|access-date=2025-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923012021/https://patreonsettlement.com/|archive-date=2025-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:Patreon]]

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 [[File:What-is-this-my-account-was-suspended.png|thumb|434x434px|Email from Patreon requesting information to "unsuspend" account]]
 After suspension, users are informed that they can appeal the suspension, but this leads to personal information being asked, namely: a name, location, ISP, payment method (last 4 card digits). The image shows an example of this information being requested.
+===Class Action lawsuit (''2022-2025'')===
+In August 2024, it was reported that Patreon was required to pay $7.25 million dollars as a result of a 2022 lawsuit claiming the company violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act by sending watched video history to the [[Meta]] pixel tracker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/398261/patreon-settles-video-privacy-battle-for-725-mil.html|title=Patreon Settles Video Privacy Battle For $7.25 Million|date=2024-08-05|first=Wendy|last=Davis|work=MediaDailyNews|access-date=2025-09-23}}</ref> In December 2024, the lawsuit turned into a class action, meaning anyone who accessed videos on Patreon from April 1, 2016 to Sept. 23, 2024 could join.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/if-you-had-a-patreon-account-you-may-qualify-for-this-payment/|title=If you had a Patreon account, you may qualify for this payment|first=Katie|last=Millard|date=2024-12-04|work=NBC4i|access-date=2025-09-23}}</ref> On August 22, 2025, the official website for the lawsuit stated, "The Court entered its Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice", with payments being made if there is no appeal of the final judgment as of August 29, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patreonsettlement.com/|title=Stark et al. v. Patreon, Inc.|access-date=2025-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923012021/https://patreonsettlement.com/|archive-date=2025-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == References ==
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