#steam

[kalina-c]

fuck em up gang

[serpexnessie]

Cold take: Credit card companies should not have the unilateral power to decide what is or isn't acceptable art. Also fuck weirdo puritan terfs.

Art is based off this post

For the random terfs seeing this wondering which games I'm referring to, it's every single nsfw game on itch.io, putting tons of indie artists and game devs out of work.

[superdillin]

Everytime one of these "protect women and girls" orgs go viral for doing something evil I like to take a look through their "wins" and see if they've ever helped protect even one single living woman or girl.

Collective Shout has:

Gotten a hotel to cancel a legal-aged porn star's reservation

Gotten a venue to cancel a Playboy Bunny themed party - again, attended by only adults

Pressured the Breast Cancer Foundation to pull ads that they found too sexy

got ads for a sex doll company removed because they felt the dolls resembled children

Got a beer coozy that had pinups of adult women printed on them discontinued.

Got an H&M ad pulled for back to school clothes for saying "Turn Heads"

Got Tyler the Creator banned from performing in New Zealand

I'm still scrolling and I have yet to see a single instance of a real, living woman or girl being protected by any one of their actions. They have on multiple occasions punished real, adult women for the audacity to be naked in some capacity they find distasteful.

Adding to this that they have lobbied to get a real pedophile released AND supported Cuties, which objectified and exploited real living children.

My main point is not that you have to love any of the things above, you can even hate them and wish they didn't exist. but they were able to dismantle the entire games industry and set a dark precedent regarding banks deciding who is morally good enough to spend money - and they aren't even helping any real women or girls in the process.

[certifiedsexed]

Fuck yeah! Mastercard fucked themselves over by reaching out to their associates (namely Riot Games) to try to censor the backlash they're getting and now SI ESports press is reporting on them.

That is what I call activism building on itself-The calls scared them into making a dumbass move and now they've only put more of a spotlight on their shitty behavior, which only puts more pressure on them.

Keep it up! <3 (For anyone wanting to participate, this is a good guide with resources, as is this!)

[animentality]

[thoughtportal]

anti sex work online is used as a wedge to expand the surveillance state and discrimination of LGBTQ art.

[krakaheimr]

Earlier this year, Itch.io and Steam had to take down games due to pressure from companies like Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, and Stripe.

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment processors are still targeting material they deem obscene - whether or not it actually is.

We need to start calling again. Even if you don't like NSFW stuff or dislike porn - porn and nsfw is only the start of what they'll go after.

Among Mastercard's list of "high fraud risk" subjects in relation to Mastercard Threat Intelligence are the following:

Vtubing

Adult Content (which they define very loosely)

Tabletop Games

Video Games & their platforms

And likely more.

They're likely targeting political activism now in addition to this, and people who speak out against the companies. Notably now, Ana Valens is repeatedly having her payment processing accounts and platforms taken down or flagged as potential fraud - Buy Me A Coffee, Throne, Ko-Fi, Patreon - and in some cases, customer support from these platforms are citing information that hasn't been put on their platforms when explaining why they've targeted her accounts.

Completely SFW accounts of hers have been targeted, likely due to her speaking up about what the payment processors are doing and because of what she makes as a creative. She is at risk of debanking. (Edit: The old link now links to a deleted post. Here's a new one to the same person about the situation)

Ana Valens | 🔞 (@acvalens.com)

Paypros censorship 🧵 As you all know, I've faced significant stress this month from having various online accounts dinged in some shape or

This happening to her means that other creators - Vtubers, game devs of both video games and tabletop games, creatives, sex workers - are likely at risk of the same. For many, it's already happening to them.

Companies and corporations should not have the power to censor what people say and do, or where their money goes - political power like this should not lie in their hands.

We need to start calling the payment processors again and making noise. Contact people in your circles, talk to people, spread the word. Contact your representatives about censorship laws. Spend less money this holiday season.

This is not just about sex work or NSFW. This is about people's right to decide what they spend their money on, and in some cases, people's right to access their finances. It's about creative expression and whether or not what we make gets censored, about what we get to say online.

Below are some resources that include info on phone numbers to call, email addresses belonging to the offending companies, and how to call. Start making noise again. Focus on the fact that companies should not have this power over what people spend their money on, at all.

Protect Queer Creators and Sex Workers - Tell Payment Processors to STOP

TELL VISA, MASTERCARD, STRIPE, and PayPal to STOP

Dieselbrain (@dieselbrain.bsky.social)

#SaveSpeech starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. Th