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		nostrebored on Aug 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet cu... It's not legally dubious. Fundraising money with an explicitly legal purpose is legal. The potential for misuse at some future date does not an accessory make

fweespeech on Aug 8, 2017 [–]

> It's not legally dubious. Fundraising money with an explicitly legal purpose is legal. The potential for misuse at some future date does not an accessory make

The purpose with patreon being to fund her "journalistic activities" which included the legally dubious action.

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