Jeffool

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Here's a direct link to itch's list of prohibited themes, as well as links to PayPal, Stripe, and Payoneer's guidelines: https://itch.io/docs/creators/faq#is-adult-content-allowed

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Holding companies responsible for the infringement of them using copyrighted materials without restitution to the creator is literally the only tool we have in ever changing current copyright laws, and we're watching it be waved away.

 

Linked to the news story for those wanting a summation of events thus far. But also, site creator leaf posted this in an update directly on itch.io as well:

https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content

We have “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from our browse and search pages. We understand this action is sudden and disruptive, and we are truly sorry for the frustration and confusion caused by this change.

Recently, we came under scrutiny from our payment processors regarding the nature of some content hosted on itch.io. Due to a game titled No Mercy, which was temporarily available on itch.io before being banned back in April, the organization Collective Shout launched a campaign against Steam and itch.io, directing concerns to our payment processors about the nature of certain content found on both platforms.

Our ability to process payments is critical for every creator on our platform. To ensure that we can continue to operate and provide a marketplace for all developers, we must prioritize our relationship with our payment partners and take immediate steps towards compliance.

This is a time critical moment for itch.io. The situation developed rapidly, and we had to act urgently to protect the platform’s core payment infrastructure. Unfortunately, this meant it was not realistic to provide creators with advance notice before making this change. We know this is not ideal, and we apologize for the abruptness of this change.

We are currently conducting a comprehensive audit of content to ensure we can meet the requirements of our payment processors. Pages will remain deindexed as we complete our review. Once this review is complete, we will introduce new compliance measures. For NSFW pages, this will include a new step where creators must confirm that their content is allowable under the policies of the respective payment processors linked to their account.

Part of this review will see some pages being permanently removed from itch.io. Affected accounts will be notified via their account’s email address from our support address. You can reply to that email if you have any follow up questions.

We ask for your patience and understanding as we navigate this challenging period. I’m sorry we can not share more at this time as we are still getting a full understanding of the situation ourselves. We will post a follow up on our blog if the situation changes.

Thank you.

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's probably my reading skills, but I legit can't tell if you're disagreeing. You're saying you're glad that everything doesn't interact, right?

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I don't know if I even knew there was one. I guess I have something to watch until the Cyberpunk show comes out!

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Which is why I encourage everyone to mod a community, be it or on another Lemmy instance!

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I wasn't banned, I just came here because of their API changes like many others. I always bring up "the grass is greener where you water it," so I came here, and mod !gamedev@lemmy.world. I still view and use reddit some; it's just more popular. But I try to do my part to make the Lemmy space a little more robust.

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I guess it's just easy to imagine politicians screwing something up in unpredictable ways. I think the conversation of how to best stop killing games is worthwhile and should happen, and wouldn't happen without government involvement. But it's a concern i can't easily shake as a hobbyist who eventually wants to release something.

 
[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Personal politics (vague general support) aside such legislation could have a dramatic impact on how games are made.

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well now you've also heard: I thought it an unapologetically heartfelt show, and I really enjoyed it despite expecting saccharine bullshit. It didn't hold the quality all three seasons, but that's not because it's bad, but rather because the first season (and even the second,) is so good. I enjoyed it completely. But hey, it's not for everyone.

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I gotta admit, I'm actually really curious how it will go. I don't think of myself as normally one for drama I read about on the Internet, but sometimes it gets me when artistry and money intersect. Of course usually this is gamedev and filmmaking. Sometimes music too.

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The allegation is that the publisher (Krafton) delayed the game to make it more difficult for the studio (Unknown Worlds) to hit their bonus goals, at which the publisher would have to pay the developer an extra $250M. UW's leadership was recently ousted by Krafton. Subnautica's director made a post on reddit about his departure: https://www.reddit.com/r/subnautica/comments/1lryw9o/what_is_a_wave_but_a_thousand_drops/

[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is exactly why I said:

But I think it's worth communicating that we all understand new government regulation is likely going to be a pain in the ass. We just think it's worth the pain/money.

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