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[–] 47 points 1 year ago (1 child)

visa and MasterCard are forcing steam and other companies to either remove games THEY don't agree with or be dropped by Mc/visa.

it's just corporate censorship at its finest. credit card companies can essentially tell steam what they are or are not allowed to sell for some weird as fuck reason.

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/steam-now-bans-games-that-violate-the-rules-and-standards-of-payment-processors-and-banks-164222173.html

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    That's such an unnecessary gotcha response lol. Obviously they are reliant on those payment processors for their revenue, which is the very reason they are complying.

    The point is that those two payment processors essentially run credit card payments in the west, and use that dominance to force their values on their clients.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    to force their values on their clients.

    It's for sure a dominant oligarchic industry that benefits government and shareholders to the detriment of everyone else.

    But I don't think they have values. Just cost analysis: the price of litigation and punishment.

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