Yes, EA_Mai, that was very helpful. I have a follow-up question; when you say creators cannot accept payment unless it is also available for free, does this include patreon exclusive content? (my brain is telling me, "duh," but I just wanted to double check.) also, are link shorteners in violation of this rule, like adf.ly?
EA StaffHi @Reitanna,
Let me try to answer then 🙂
@Reitanna wrote:
when you say creators cannot accept payment unless it is also available for free, does this include patreon exclusive content?
I'll quote SimGuruDrake's post on this one:
@SimGuruDrake wrote:
As long as the content is still made available FOR FREE we do not mind these types of pages. Folks who have a Patreon page are welcome to provide folks with "early access" incentives for their content but it should be made available to the general public within 2-3 weeks of it being given to folks early.
Every content released early exclusively for patrons should be available for free for everyone withing 2-3 weeks.
@Reitanna wrote:
are link shorteners in violation of this rule, like adf.ly?
As long as a payment from users is not required, link shorteners are not a violation of the rule.
However, as some link shorteners are more trustworthy than others, and again as common courtesy, you may want to consider to which point you want to put your users at risk when choosing where to link them.
-Mai
HI @Reitanna
Here's instructions to report stuff: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/how-to-report-cheat-hack-scam-websites-to-ea/
Don't publicly name and shame.
