Medium
Medium owns a license to republish your articles anywhere
You keep copyright, but Medium gets an unlimited license. They can republish your work on other platforms, in compilations, wherever they want.
Medium can change monetization rules at any time
Writer earnings calculations have changed multiple times. What earns you money today might not tomorrow. Your income, their algorithm.
Paywalled articles give Medium a cut of all earnings
Put your story behind the paywall and Medium takes a percentage. They host it, you wrote it, they profit from it.
Medium can remove your publications without explanation
Terms violations, content policy changes, or no reason at all. Years of published work can vanish. Their platform, their rules.
Algorithm determines paywall placement without author control
Spent hours on that essay? Medium's algorithm decides if it's behind a paywall and how much you earn. Hope the robots like your writing!
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