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Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, faced backlash over his new wallpaper app, Panels, due to its high subscription cost ($49.99/year) and concerns over excessive data permissions.

Brownlee acknowledged user feedback, promising to adjust ad frequency for free users and address privacy concerns, clarifying that the app's data disclosures were broader than intended.

The app, which offers curated wallpapers and shares profits with artists, aims to improve over time, despite criticisms of its design and monetization approach.

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 months ago (20 children)

The "shares its profits with the artists" part is relevant here.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago (12 children)

It would almost be cheaper to commission an artist frankly.

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (7 children)

If you know an artist doing commissions that cheap they are depressed, desperate, or want to fuck you.

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Could just commission someone on Fiverr for an original artwork

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fiverr is the worst. They enable abusive clients to find victims, and AI con artists to find marks.

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So that sounds exceptionally awful. You have any more info on that?

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There's also this infamous story. And also this one. I recognize that anecdote is not the singular of data, but there's a pretty substantial paper trail on Fiverr.

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

One piece digitally drawn in an hour or two maybe. Otherwise it is likely premade, generated, or not their source. Yeah- if you are talking backgrounds for a phone they could be more abstract or start with a base but for 45 bucks? That buys you an hour or two of that artists time- three if they like the idea or you.

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