…Unlikely I think, due to Patreon being more than a money transmitter; I imagine it could easily apply to a barebones alternative, like Flattr or Ko-fi (were they to offer donation batching), but Patreon ties donation amounts tiers (and pledges in the case of per-creation patreons) to blog posts on the blog they provide. They’re more than a money transmitter. Though I suppose if it applied to them, it would apply to Kindle Unlimited to, given that Amazon’s business model there is to put all the subscription fees in a pool and pay them out based (simplistically) on pages read.
Moreover, the way many creators use it as a kind of store, selling access to goods and services based on subscribing would also help them avoid that sort of regulation.
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