Gamers Bombard Visa & MasterCard With Emails and Calls Over Steam and itch.io Censorship
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They came for our porn!!!!!
Do you support incest and rape video games being globally banned from sale? I mean, I can kind of get it, its fucked up porn.
But I don't like the idea of fictional smut, even if of particularly morally questionable type of porn, gets globally banned (as long as its just fictional obviously).
What people jork their peanits/flick their bean to as long as no one was actually harmed in its production is none of my or your business.
Obviously, there is also the chilling effect of letting this censorship slide and the anti-democratic nature of payment processors being the ones enforcing this. But I suspect those are unconvincing to you and you are happy this stuff is harder to get now. Am I wrong?
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Still, that gives them the discretion to turn you down.
No shit.. you think it'd be fair to devs and creators if you could just buy the game, play it for 15 hours and then get a refund every time?
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Maybe you should call and stop pay with their services
And what do you recommend paying with instead?
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SKG is privileged western bullshit. It is a way to distract from real issues while feeling like you had an impact on something.
I just happen to have the foresight to know that 20 years from now it will sound stupid to brag that I helped change some obscure game development process for a tiny bit more convenience.
This is all absurd and a waste of time, but whatever makes people feel useful I guess.
What is wrong with that? It's not like actual democracies are a thing. The elites somewhat allow us to decide on "Western bullshit" topics such as killing games, gendered bathrooms, national dishes, and other issues that don't affect their bottom lines. They don't allow us to influence geopolitics. Sure you can yell about freeing Congo, and it should be.. but ehh, if some people care about stop killing games then whatever. Anything positive is something - and I don't even really play video games or care about this thing.
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Comparing blocking payment to wikileaks and blocking payment for porn video games is absurd. Is nuance dead?
It's the slowly boiling water, mate. You think governments give a fuck whether some neckbeards play incest video games in their mum's basement? It's about power and expanding the reach of what they can monitor and control. One day it's porn games the next day it's books. It's a tiny step towards a more and more authoritarian world.
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I'm against the censorship, to be clear, but a David Cage game might not be the best example to use in the future lol
Why? Because you don't like them?
It's a perfect example, because there's nothing even close to pornographic in that game. The only possible reason would be because there's a lesbian android couple that runs off together (if you let them).
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Do you support incest and rape video games being globally banned from sale? I mean, I can kind of get it, its fucked up porn.
But I don't like the idea of fictional smut, even if of particularly morally questionable type of porn, gets globally banned (as long as its just fictional obviously).
What people jork their peanits/flick their bean to as long as no one was actually harmed in its production is none of my or your business.
Obviously, there is also the chilling effect of letting this censorship slide and the anti-democratic nature of payment processors being the ones enforcing this. But I suspect those are unconvincing to you and you are happy this stuff is harder to get now. Am I wrong?
That's their excuse but they are banning all adult games not just the incest and rape ones.
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Its adorable you think those are effective tactics.
Those tactics are literally working this very minute. What tactics would you rather see?
Wait! Don't reply here, go make a post about it! I promise that will be more effective than continuing what you're doing here.
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This isn't about porn games. They removed Detroit: Become Human.
If you think this will stop at porn games, then you're a fool.
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Here's a list of MasterCard's toll-free phone numbers in various countries: https://www.mastercard.fi/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/na/global-site/documents/global-services-phone-numbers.pdf
And here's the same for Visa: https://www.visa.fi/content/dam/VCOM/download/personal/security/gcas_general_numbers.pdf
And the content of that file, in case that they might remove that link:
Mastercard Global Service
Local Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
- American Samoa 1-1-800-307-7309
- Japan 00531-11-3886
- Anguilla 1-800-307-7309
- Korea, Republic of 0079-811-887-0823
- Antigua and Barbuda 1-800-307-7309
- Liechtenstein 0800-89-7092
- Argentina 0800-555-0507
- Luxembourg 800-2-4533
- Australia 1800-120-113
- Malaysia 1-800-804594
- Austria 0800-07-06-138
- Mexico 001-800-307-7309
- Bahamas 1-800-307-7309
- Monaco 0-800-90-1387
- Bahrain 8000-0087
- Montserrat 1-800-307-7309
- Barbados 1-800-307-7309
- Netherlands 0800-022-5821
- Belgium 0800-1-5096
- New Zealand 800-441-671
- Bermuda 1-800-307-7309
- Norway 800-12697
- Bolivia 800-10-0172
- Panama 001-800-307-7309
- Bonaire 001-800-307-7309
- Peru 0800-77-476
- Brazil 0800-891-3294
- Philippines 1-800-1-111-0061
- Cambodia 800-881-001 then 877-288-3891*
- Poland 0-0800-111-1211
- Canada 1-800-307-7309
- Portugal 800-8-11-272
- Cayman Islands 1-800-307-7309
- Puerto Rico 1-800-307-7309
- Chile 1230-020-2012
- The Russia 8-800-555-02-69
- China 10-800-110-7309**
- Saba 1-800-307-7309
- China 2 10-800-711-7309***
- St. Eustatius 1-800-307-7309
- Colombia 01-800-912-1303
- St. Maarten 1-800-307-7309
- Costa Rica 0-800-011-0184
- St. Kitts-Nevis 1-800-307-7309
- Curacao 001-800-307-7309
- Saipan (N. Marianas) 1-800-307-7309
- Cyprus 080-90569
- San Marino 800-870-866
- Czech Republic 800-142-494
- Saudi Arabia 800-844-9457
- Denmark 8001-6098
- Singapore 800-1100-113
- Dominica 1-800-307-7309
- South Africa 0800-990418
- Dominican Republic 1-800-307-7309
- Spain 900-822-756
- Finland 08001-156234
- Sweden 020-791-324
- France 0-800-90-1387
- Switzerland 0800-897-092
- Germany 0800-071-3542
- Taiwan 00801-10-3400
- Greece 00-800-11-887-0303
- Thailand 001-800-11-887-0663
- Grenada 1-800-307-7309
- Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-307-7309
- Guam 1-800-307-7309
- Turkey 00-800-13-887-0903
- Guatemala 1-800-999-1480
- Turks and Caicos 01-800-307-7309
- Hong Kong 800-966677
- United Arab Emirates 800-0444-3895
- Hungary 06800-12517
- United Kingdom 0800-96-4767
- India 000-800-100-1087
- United States 1-800-307-7309
- Indonesia 001803-1-887-0623
- Vatican City State 800-870-866
- Ireland 1-800-55-7378
- Venezuela 0800-1-002902
- Israel 180-941-8873
- Vietnam 120-11576
- Italy 800-870-866
- Virgin Islands, 1-800-307-7309
- Jamaica 0800-307-7309
- Virgin Islands, U.S. 1-800-307-7309
Last Updated 31 January 2019
The contents of the file for Visa's phone numbers:
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Anguilla 1-800-847-2911
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Antigua 1-800-847-2911
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Argentina 0800-666-0171
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Aruba 800-1518
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Australia 1-800-125-440
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Austria 0 800-200-288Δ800-892-8134
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Bahamas 1-800-847-2911
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Bahrain 800-006
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Barbados 1-800-847-2911
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Belgium 0800-1-8397
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Belize 811 or 555Δ800-847-2911
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Bermuda 1-800-847-2911
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Bolivia 800-10-0188
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Bonaire* 001-800-847-2911
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Brazil 0800-891-3680
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British Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911
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Bulgaria 00-800-0010Δ888-557-4446
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Cambodia 1-800-881-001Δ888-710-7783
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Canada 1-800-847-2911
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Cayman Islands 1-800-847-2911
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Chile 1230-020-2136
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Mainland China (South) 10-800-110-2911
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Mainland China (North) 10-800-711-2911
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Colombia 01-800-912-5713
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Costa Rica 0-800-011-0030
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Croatia 0-800-220-111Δ866-654-0125
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Curacao* 001-800-847-2911
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Czech Republic 800-142-121
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Denmark 80-010277
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Dominica 1-800-847-2911
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Dominican Republic 1-800-847-2911
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Ecuador 1-999-119 or 1-800-225-528Δ800-847-2911
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Egypt (Cairo only) 2510-0200Δ866-654-0128
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Egypt (outside Cairo) 02-2510-0200Δ866-654-0128
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El Salvador 800-6921
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Estonia 800-12001Δ800-406-9982
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Finland 0800-11-0057
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France 0800-90-1179
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Germany 0800-000-6510
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Gibraltar 8800-877-3745966
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Greece 00-800-11-638-0304
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Grenada 1-800-847-2911
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Guam 1-800-847-2911
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Guatemala 1-800-999-0115
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Guyana 159Δ1-855-477-1390
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Honduras 800-0123Δ800-847-2911
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Hong Kong 800-96-7025
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Hungary 06-800-17682
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India 000-800-100-1219
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Indonesia 001-803-1-933-6294
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Ireland, Republic of 1-800-55-8002
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Israel 1-80-941-1605
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Italy 800-819-014
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Jamaica 0-800-847-2911
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Japan 00531-11-1555
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Jordan 1-880-0000Δ888-557-4442
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Kazakhstan 8 800-121-4321Δ888-557-4447
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Kenya 866-654-0162
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Latvia 8000-02288
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Lebanon 01-426-801Δ866-654-0130
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Liechtenstein 0800-89-4732
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Luxembourg 0800-2012
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Macedonia 0800-94288Δ888-557-4458
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Malaysia 1800-80-0159
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Mauritius 01-120Δ866-654-0165
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Mexico 001-800-847-2911
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Monaco 0800-90-1179
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Montserrat 1-800-847-2911
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Morocco 002-11-0011Δ866-654-0163
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Netherlands 0800-022-3110
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Nevis 1-800-847-2911
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New Zealand 0800-44-3019
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Norway 800-12052
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Panama 001-800-111-0016
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Paraguay 008-11-800Δ800-599-1137
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Perú 001-800-890-0623
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Philippines 1-800-1-111-9015
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Poland 0-0-800-111-1569
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Portugal 800-8-11-824
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Puerto Rico 1-800-847-2911
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Romania 0 808-03-4288Δ888-557-4416
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Saba* 1-800-847-2911
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Saint Eustatius* 1-800-847-2911
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Saint Kitts 1-800-847-2911
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Saint Lucia 800-238-5517
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Saint Maarten* 1-800-847-2911
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San Marino 800-819-014
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Saudi Arabia 1-800-10Δ866-654-0129
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Senegal 800-103-072Δ888-557-4451
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Singapore 800-110-0344
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Slovakia 0 800-000-101Δ800-406-9970
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South Africa 0800-990-475
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South Korea 00798-11-00-908-12
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Spain 900-99-1124
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Sweden 020 160 4293
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Switzerland 0800-89-4732
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Taiwan 00801-10-3008
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Thailand 001-800-11-535-0660
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Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-847-2911
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Turkey 00-800-13-535-0900
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Turks and Caicos 0-1-800-847-2911
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Ukraine 800-502-886Δ888-557-4445
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United Arab Emirates 8000-021Δ866-654-0112
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United Kingdom 0800-89-1725
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United States 1-800-847-2911
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Uruguay 00-0411-940-7915
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U.S. Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911
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Venezuela 0800-1-002167
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Vietnam 1 201-0288Δ888-710-7781
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Updated 1/10/2023
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The situation, where public lobbying for morality alone is capable of unilaterally causing wide cultural censorship, is the issue that has arose. Correcting that situation by rising to the tools by which the puritans are attempting to force their backwards morality onto society is a reaction, not the root cause. It's pretty explicitly different.
Not sure I'd call preventing abuse as backwards mentality.
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Makes it a bit harder to tell what someone's intentions are though doesnt it? I dont think this problem will be solved by a petition anyways, itch.io is already working on a solution and steam likely will as well but be less vocal about it and the progress they are making.
I suppose it does make it more difficult, but very few things are as black and white as "people only care because they want to play porn games". There's usually some nuance in there.
And who knows, this whole situation happened because a tiny group pressured companies into acting a certain way. So it's not like putting pressure on them has no effect. May as well try.
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I suppose it does make it more difficult, but very few things are as black and white as "people only care because they want to play porn games". There's usually some nuance in there.
And who knows, this whole situation happened because a tiny group pressured companies into acting a certain way. So it's not like putting pressure on them has no effect. May as well try.
If the outcome is the most important thing than sure, may as well try. Although that will just get some of these horrible games re-listed so again I question the motivation.
The main issue I have is when people claim they are opposed to the idea of tiny groups pressuring companies to change policy, but then argue they should use the exact same tactic. This again seems to betray their stated motivation.
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Those tactics are literally working this very minute. What tactics would you rather see?
Wait! Don't reply here, go make a post about it! I promise that will be more effective than continuing what you're doing here.
Fine you win.
Would you please go call you senator or congressperson, local politician or mayor, perhaps a school board member or library director, and state your opposition to visa and MasterCard refusing service for sexual abuse related products.
There, I'm contributing just as much as you are! Twinsies!
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It's the slowly boiling water, mate. You think governments give a fuck whether some neckbeards play incest video games in their mum's basement? It's about power and expanding the reach of what they can monitor and control. One day it's porn games the next day it's books. It's a tiny step towards a more and more authoritarian world.
This has nothing to do with government, its a business decision. How do you make sense of anything you just posted?
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What is wrong with that? It's not like actual democracies are a thing. The elites somewhat allow us to decide on "Western bullshit" topics such as killing games, gendered bathrooms, national dishes, and other issues that don't affect their bottom lines. They don't allow us to influence geopolitics. Sure you can yell about freeing Congo, and it should be.. but ehh, if some people care about stop killing games then whatever. Anything positive is something - and I don't even really play video games or care about this thing.
What people care about is literally the whole ball game.
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Do you support incest and rape video games being globally banned from sale? I mean, I can kind of get it, its fucked up porn.
But I don't like the idea of fictional smut, even if of particularly morally questionable type of porn, gets globally banned (as long as its just fictional obviously).
What people jork their peanits/flick their bean to as long as no one was actually harmed in its production is none of my or your business.
Obviously, there is also the chilling effect of letting this censorship slide and the anti-democratic nature of payment processors being the ones enforcing this. But I suspect those are unconvincing to you and you are happy this stuff is harder to get now. Am I wrong?
Fictional isn't the same as not real.
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This has nothing to do with government, its a business decision. How do you make sense of anything you just posted?
It's not just a "business decision". It's about control and they're connected. You're naive if you don't see the bigger picture
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Wow. Imagine being able to buy a video game online with a credit card, without having to drive to the department store to buy it! You don't even have to move from your seat! How draconian THAT would be!
Who has complained about that?
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I just called visa and got the send an email spiel. I didn't have time to do more time wasting, but it's clear from the person I talked to they are getting lots of calls.
The person in the screenshots getting the supervisor and escalating is a top tier time waster, great work!
