The adjustments announced on Tuesday came after Patreon lay off its five-person security staff last week. At the time, The Verge reported that the move would “not affect our ability to continue delivering a secure and safe platform for our artists and consumers.” Conte also addressed security concerns in his Tuesday article, stating that the prior layoffs were “part of a longer-term plan to continue dispersing security responsibilities throughout our whole engineering team.” He also said that the firm will continue to collaborate with external security experts and that the new method would enhance Patreon’s investment in keeping the site secure.
