I don't know if you have come across a Chinese Maker called Naomi Wu,
https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/
She was on the cover of Make magazine, talking about what it's really like in Shenzhen.
She had had a run-in with one of the founders of Make, and after a lot of argument, he apologised for his sexist behaviour by featuring her, and all of the other chinese makers that she recommended.
Her problem now is Vice magazine. They contacted her about an interview, and before the interview took place, she specifically set out some topics that were off-limits for them to ask about. This was partly about her personal life, but also covered questions about politics and feminism. From Naomi's point-of-view, this was entirely to do with her personal safety, as there are publicly-taboo topics in mainland China, especially when communicating with the Western Media.
The journalist, and the editors from Vice, agreed to the terms, signed a contract to that effect, and then asked the questions anyway, then published the article, including mentioning the taboo topics.
Thankfully it's being seen internally to China, as another example of "This is why you can't trust the West!"
The problems really started when she started to talk about getting legal representation, and threatening to sue Vice.
https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/990397202374713344
The lawyers from Vice shut down her Youtube channel and when they spoke to Patreon, Patreon closed her account. No court order needed.
When faced with a not-even-credible threat, Patreon folded like a wet sponge.
More details here,
https://radiichina.com/shenzhen-maker-naomi-wu-on-twitter-wars-chinese-tech-and-her-growing-profile/
This is a problem when we use Patreon to fund this website.
I've been looking for alternatives for myself, and some other artists i know,, and i'll point Kristen at them when i find one that works.
If someone knows alternatives that i haven't come across, i'd be grateful if they could post them here.
