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Re: Tip Jar

#31

Post by kodah »

edouard-harris wrote: post #20
jeffrwells wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They know there will be an uproar if they take a cut today. But once everyone is used to using it they'll introduce their cut and make money. Like when instagram started they promised they'd have no ads

Keep in mind that if Twitter took a cut of tips, that would automatically trigger the App Store's 30% in-app payment tax for any user who tips on their iPhone. (According to App Store rules, if an in-app payment goes 100% to the creator with zero platform cut, then Apple foregoes the 30% fee.) It's similar to why Clubhouse isn't currently taking a cut of creator payments: they can't do it without paying the App Store…

Ah, the App Store tax. The gift that keeps on giving... or taking, whatever.

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#32

Post by sebular »

Spivak wrote: post #24
jhgb wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you need women for that? Anyone could have told you that this was a bad thing.

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How do you respond to the fact that development of the feature was led and announced by a woman?

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#33

Post by pfundstein »

s5300 wrote: post #30
jhgb wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you need women for that? Anyone could have told you that this was a bad thing.

Women are much more likely to be aware of the pretty serious risk of somebody being able to easily attain your address. I think it's a fair statement

Based on what? Do you have any research or studies that support that statement?

Re: Tip Jar

#34

Post by putsjoe »

Somebody has mentioned this about Patreon before. But couldn't a drug dealer now just sign up to Twitter and get Tips from their customers instead of cash?

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#35

Post by not2b »

jonny_eh wrote: post #7

How do they avoid giving 30% to Apple? I guess there's a carve-out for P2P cash, like Venmo? Is this why they're not taking a cut?

Since Twitter's cut is zero, they owe Apple 30% of zero.

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#36

Post by m3kw9 »

putsjoe wrote: post #34

Somebody has mentioned this about Patreon before. But couldn't a drug dealer now just sign up to Twitter and get Tips from their customers instead of cash?

Then gets mixed up who paid and who didn’t

Re: Tip Jar

#37

Post by pfundstein »

jonny_eh wrote: post #7

How do they avoid giving 30% to Apple? I guess there's a carve-out for P2P cash, like Venmo? Is this why they're not taking a cut?

According to App Store rules, if an in-app payment all goes to the creator with zero platform cut, then Apple foregoes the 30% fee.

Re: Tip Jar

#39

Post by ______- »

putsjoe wrote: post #34

Somebody has mentioned this about Patreon before. But couldn't a drug dealer now just sign up to Twitter and get Tips from their customers instead of cash?

It's probable that drug dealers could use this, but there's a bit of a marketing hurdle if they do decide to go that route. Can you imagine the awkwardness of explaining that you want funds received through Twitter? It's a nightmare since twitter is a public arena and doesn't even use E2E encryption for its DMs, so police can have a nose at your convos.

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#40

Post by StavrosK »

sebular wrote: post #32
Spivak wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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How do you respond to the fact that development of the feature was led and announced by a woman?

But she's no true woman!

Admittedly, this reply is tongue-in-cheek because I'm amused at how positively bizarre this subthread is.

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