Patreon

Proceed with caution

Patreon is a platform that lets users financially support the content creators they like through a monthly subscription format. Creators typically offer special rewards like exclusive content for certain tiers of financial contribution.

Entertainment

In-depth breakdown

Minimum Age Requirement

Users must be 13 years old to create an account. Children ages 13-17 may view publicly posted content, but in order to support a creator as a patron, or to set up a creator account, users must be 18 years old or older. Children can set up creator accounts before age 18 with parent or guardian permission.

Messaging Capabillities

Patreon allows users to post public comments or send messages to creators that they support financially.

Location Sharing

No public location sharing.

Parental Controls

None, though Apple or Android parental controls can be used at the device level.

Insights

Patreon is not intended for use by children. Younger teens can view content that is posted publicly by creators, but are restricted from becoming patrons until they are adults. Children will likely be better off interacting with content creators through other platforms.