Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams
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I'm pretty sure I saw one, but maybe it was just general anime thirst trapping. There's a lot of niche abandoned communities.
I don't log into my Lemmynsfw account much these days. But I know that a lot of "copy" subreddits were made in the days after the API shutoff. So it very well could be a community already but I'm too lazy to look.
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Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams
Mastercard’s ties to the esports world have led to more evidence of censorship. A source leaked messages from the Riot Games sponsor to livestream channels during the Valorant Champions Tour. The payment processor asked moderators to delete messages accusing it of forcing the ban of Steam games.
Notebookcheck (www.notebookcheck.net)
If it was about money, MasterVisa would have already given up. There are people who claim that MasterVisa bent the knee to Collective Shout for the sake of money, yet when a much bigger demographic speaks, MasterVisa tries to ignore it.
This is about the power to shape society.
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This also goes to an entire new level. Before it was "only" censoring digital products and events. Now it is directly censoring media outlets.
This screams for an antitrust lawsuit, if a company has this kind of power.
Megacorp be megacorping.
We should always fight giants like this.
And think to not feed them indirectly.(Not to mention that such basic infrastructure should never be for-profit.)
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It really boggles the mind why we have to go through private corporations to use our monetary system in the digital realm
If we had to use private corporations then there needs to be enough competition to prevent what is happening now.
FedNow became a thing just two years ago. With transaction fees of just $0.043/transaction, it's cheaper than every other payment processor out there. Hopefully it can gain adoption and push out Visa/Mastercard.
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Did you mean "make it"? If you made it already, link the community!
Ahh sorry typo. Can you suggest any instance for the LewdGame?
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Ahh sorry typo. Can you suggest any instance for the LewdGame?
If I make one it will likely be on lemmynsfw.com. I doubt that there is an instance specifically for porn games though.
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I remember during world's a couple of years ago, the stream chat was shouting "TY MASTERCARD" everytime their ads came up
God, imagine thanking a fucking corporation lmao
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Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams
Mastercard’s ties to the esports world have led to more evidence of censorship. A source leaked messages from the Riot Games sponsor to livestream channels during the Valorant Champions Tour. The payment processor asked moderators to delete messages accusing it of forcing the ban of Steam games.
Notebookcheck (www.notebookcheck.net)
Man wtf can we DO about this shit? I'm planning on calling and shit but damn they don't give a fuck.
Is it too late??
Do you have to have assloads of money to file a class action suit? Like would steam or GOG or itch be down to be a part of it or is that just a pipe dream.
I am not promoting it, but I will say that this is the exact reason shit like cryptocurrency exists. Stupid overreaching shit like this.
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Stripe bans even more stuff https://stripe.com/en-de/legal/restricted-businesses , recently they banned payments for online dating platforms in the US.
Yeah, Stripe is the reason itch.io had to pull all paid NSFW games.
However, it isn't exactly their fault, either:
We spoke with Stripe yesterday about their content policies. They confirmed that they will not be able to support adult content that fits the following definition: “content designed for sexual gratification.” Stripe asked us to pass along the following message to our users:
"Stripe is currently unable to support sexually explicit content due to restrictions placed on them by their banking partners, despite card networks generally supporting adult content (with the appropriate registrations). Stripe has indicated that they hope to be able to support adult content in the future."
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Stripe bans even more stuff https://stripe.com/en-de/legal/restricted-businesses , recently they banned payments for online dating platforms in the US.
In the Itch.io incident, Stripe laid the blame for that on “banking partner” rules, claiming they were looking for ways to fix it.
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It really boggles the mind why we have to go through private corporations to use our monetary system in the digital realm
If we had to use private corporations then there needs to be enough competition to prevent what is happening now.
As much as everyone here hates it literally the only way to ever do that is cryptocurrency unless you receive precious metals in the mail.
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Man I just wish there were better alternatives to MasterCard and Visa.
I wish they weren't a duopoly. There isn't really any other options even if they would be better, just because of the marketshare hold they have.
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Man wtf can we DO about this shit? I'm planning on calling and shit but damn they don't give a fuck.
Is it too late??
Do you have to have assloads of money to file a class action suit? Like would steam or GOG or itch be down to be a part of it or is that just a pipe dream.
I am not promoting it, but I will say that this is the exact reason shit like cryptocurrency exists. Stupid overreaching shit like this.
I'm super pro crypto but it isn't a magic bullet. The companies being restricted are victims of a monopoly who will retaliate if they try alternatives. It's the same reason NFTs haven't killed Ticketmaster.
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Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams
Mastercard’s ties to the esports world have led to more evidence of censorship. A source leaked messages from the Riot Games sponsor to livestream channels during the Valorant Champions Tour. The payment processor asked moderators to delete messages accusing it of forcing the ban of Steam games.
Notebookcheck (www.notebookcheck.net)
I wonder what incentive these companies have to force censorship… hmmmm.
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There was an entire subreddit devoted to porn games but it's not made it over to Lemmy.
Maybe once I get laid off I'll start a community
!lewdgames@lemmynsfw.com
!rule34_stories_and_games@lemmynsfw.com
!porny_games@lemmynsfw.com
!adultgames@lemmy.world
!porny_games@lemmy.world
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Man I just wish there were better alternatives to MasterCard and Visa.
AmEx & Discover. I don't know if steam takes them, though.
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Ana Valens recently resigned from Vice following an article about the censorship of games. On social media, she shared communication between Mastercard and Riot Games.
Looks like Vice can't be trusted as a reliable source of information if they're willing to fire journalists after a little outside pressure is put on them.
“A fucking clown show”: how Vice’s execs burned down its newsroom
Vice was once promised to become the brash young voice of news. But wild expenses, shady deals, and founder Shane Smith’s greed kept the newsroom from ever being a sustainable business.
The Verge (www.theverge.com)
they havn't been trustworthy since 2023
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If it was about money, MasterVisa would have already given up. There are people who claim that MasterVisa bent the knee to Collective Shout for the sake of money, yet when a much bigger demographic speaks, MasterVisa tries to ignore it.
This is about the power to shape society.
Gamers who care about this are a much smaller group than American regressive religious zealots.
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Gamers who care about this are a much smaller group than American regressive religious zealots.
Australian religious zealots are the ones taking credit for the steam & itch.io censorship.
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AmEx & Discover. I don't know if steam takes them, though.
Does anyone take them anymore?
