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.

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."

In the Itch.io incident, Stripe laid the blame for that on “banking partner” rules, claiming they were looking for ways to fix it.

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.

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.

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.

I wonder what incentive these companies have to force censorship… hmmmm.

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AmEx & Discover. I don't know if steam takes them, though.

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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.

Does anyone take them anymore?

Call your credit union and demand amex and discover alternatives.

Call visa and MasterCard and waste their time.

If you use a bank you are likely fucked.

I can't recall the last time I saw a place that doesn't.

The problem of finding places that take amex or discover is not really a problem these days.

Steam has always accepted them

That's good to hear, just haven't noticed their logos for years while visa/mc logos seem to be everywhere.

Is it possible for us the people to do it then? How do you organize something like a class action lawsuit against a big player like that?

They JUST finished paying out the 5.5 Billion in a class action lawsuit they've already lost before so we can for sure do it again, right?

You need to censor those messages accusing us of censorship!

Also, If someone was secretly negotiating on their behalf they would be asking the FBI to help arrest the impersonator, and they would probably want the publics help too!

The hypothesis I've heard is that the zealots have deep enough ties to the Australian government to be pains in the ass for MasterCard and Visa. Though I can't imagine Australia is a big enough demographic to really matter meaningfully, also if you are any type of international entity you should have Australia marked as fuck ass stupid place is the Idaho of the Anglosphere shitty government but with lots of decent folks about.