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Can Patreon Build a Better Internet?

If Then | News on technology, Silicon Valley, politics, and tech policy by Slate Podcasts

May 22, 202634:22Business

The promise of an “internet for niche communities” and “the empowered independent creator” has been taking a beating as the web has become less open and increasingly dominated by a few platforms and players. But does it...

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Can Patreon Build a Better Internet? is an episode from If Then | News on technology, Silicon Valley, politics, and tech policy by Slate Podcasts. The promise of an “internet for niche communities” and “the empowered independent creator” ha...

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Published May 22, 2026, 34:22 long, audio available.