Does it? I didn't hear them supporting russia. Elaborate what exactly they do.
Well, they blocked every single ukrainian fond, like "Return back alive", volunteer Sternenko and a couple of others, justifying that with "weapons involved" bs, but they don't do the same to russian accounts, who openly support the crap they do in Ukraine and not even hiding, that the money from patreon goes to fund the war (WarGonzo is the most obvious example of that).
The way they tolerate russian propagandists and war supporters on their platform is utterly disgusting. What's more, Patreon treats their NSFW creators way harsher than pro-putin war crime justifiers. They've seriously threatened to take down our page because of one public post with a drawn bare nipple. It turns out we can't share any signs of nudity on a 18+ adult game page hidden behind a disclaimer. So yeah, saying that I'm unsatisfied with them would be a big understatement.
Also, I donated all my savings when the war started and the big part of it went to Back and Alive—so the fact that Patreon casually blocked their assets, knowing how critical the situation was in the first days, is simply vile and didn't face enough backlash among the western audience. Because of this action, some people didn't get the needed help when there was no time to lose. Some people have died because of it. This blood is on their hands.
The issue for us is there aren't many platforms that tolerate NSFW content. Even itch has delisted adult games. Aside from Patreon and Subscribestar I don't see alternatives. We should be happy that at least these two exist, considering how much hatred and pressure adult art community has faced recently for absolutely no reason.
Just the same as Ukrainians have to listen to Europe, which paid to russian budget more money than provided aid to Ukraine. The same as Americans who promised to protect us in the exchange of our nukes, but instead American president shakes bloody hands of russian hitler on American soil. Because we could stick them all the middle finger, but how long we'd last without western help? Right now we have to survive. Then, we should never forget who acted like a worthy man, and who didn't.