{"id":740699,"date":"2026-07-24T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-workforce\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:10:21","slug":"patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Patreon lays off 20% of its workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or 93 people, CEO Jack Conte told employees on Thursday. In a memo to staff that was shared online<\/a> by the company, Conte said Patreon\u2019s core business is strong but that the platform has to respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to remain stable, which is why it needs to make the \u201cpainful\u201d but necessary cuts.<\/p>\n

Conte wrote that \u201cAI has fundamentally transformed the tech industry,\u201d and that the pace of change has \u201cnever been more intense.\u201d However, Conte went on to note that Patreon isn\u2019t making the cuts because it wants to replace employees with AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear about the impact of AI on today\u2019s decision: we are not<\/em> making the above changes because we believe AI replaces humans,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe more we have learned to use these new tools, the clearer it has become that they are not substitutes for the creativity, judgment, detail orientation, or craftsmanship that our teammates have in spades, nor do they replace the desire for human connection that all of us cherish so deeply. That\u2019s my personal opinion, but more importantly, it\u2019s the foundation of Patreon\u2019s strategy: our product vision and business are both predicated on the value of human creativity and human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAI has<\/em> fundamentally transformed the tech industry, though, including how we work, how we build products, how we communicate, and more. That does<\/em> have an impact on how we operate and organize.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the headcount reduction, Conte said Patreon is also restructuring how it operates, \u201cflattening\u201d its organizational chart and refocusing teams around its top priorities. Affected employees will receive at least 16 weeks of severance pay, plus an additional week for every year worked, healthcare coverage through the end of the year, and a $1,500 stipend to replace their company laptop.<\/p>\n

Last week, Patreon announced that it was partnering with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block access to AI bots designed to train their AI models on creators\u2019 work without permission. The company said it had to enhance its efforts on this front because AI scraping has become more sophisticated. The move came as online publishers and creators are grapp<\/a>ling with AI companies using their work to train AI models. <\/p>\n

Patreon\u2019s latest round of layoffs is the platform\u2019s largest since it cut 17% of its staff back in 2022. During that earlier round of layoffs, Patreon also closed its offices in Berlin and Dublin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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