MonkderVierte comments on Itch.io 'deindexes' all NSFW games, blames same anti-porn group that campaigned against Steam

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

And "how" did they pressure the payment processors? Pressure on central deciders or what? Spicy data on them?

And couldn't they influence elections that way?

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Go listen to the first season of the Hot Money podcast, it'll explain it in much better detail than I'll remember. Essentially VISA and MasterCard don't like the reputational damage of being associated with certain types of porn. It's not a hill they're willing to die on. If you want your app to accept online payment you've got to be in line with what they find acceptable.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I find that unacceptable.

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

For what it's worth I don't think they particularly want the role either but until someone destroys the duopoly they have it's the way it's going to be.

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