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https://itch.io/t/5149036/reindexing-adult-nsfw-content
https://support.stripe.com/questions/prohibited-and-restricted-businesses-list-faqs
https://www.thegamer.com/steam-gaming-industry-visa-payment-processors-adult-games-banned/ (scroll down to Visa's statement)
~~Another side note - If it was Visa/MS themselves, they could not switch to other payment processor as all card payment processors work with visa/ms.~~
~~Steam is awfully silent, but that's pretty normal of Gabe, transparency has never really been the strong side for Valve. Then again, steam never mentioned Visa/MS. In fact, they never mentioned any company names, only itch dared to do that, but seeing as both got hit at the same time, you don't need to be a genius to figure out steam has likely the same problem as itch.io~~
UPDATE: Valve finally responded. MS now clearly looks complicit in this. There is some serious chain of blame game going, the whole thing seems rotten. What's seriously worrysome about this is rule 5.12.7 mentions mutilation of a person or body parts, which would potentially also put many shooter games under the ban. Still unclear where Visa stands in this and if they're involved.
https://kotaku.com/mastercard-denies-pressuring-steam-to-censor-nsfw-games-2000614393
Apparently payment processor. Singular. Stripe. Visa/MS never changed it's policy and still allows NSFW content, they're not even a payment processor. It feels a bit bonkers now that internet bombed them when they weren't even involved with this mess and it was just Stripe. On the bright side, itch.io already announced they're ditching them and are in talks with other payment processors.
Pretty sure that's actually a crime since kids can't be on platforms, which is why companies ban you if they find out you're under 13.
kid
Did you just insult them? Counter-ban
US government for 1 dollar? Count me in
Uhh, I don't think ancient roman is a good example, unless barbarism, constant expansionism, slavery and patriarchy is your thing, and I'm skipping over a lot of other fucked up shit like forced sex based on status quo. While their culture was indeed rich, they were far from being an example country.
EDIT: Even carthage, the country rome destroyed, would be a better example.
Still looking for a single leftist here who claims they support communism. I constantly see it being attributed to the left, but in real life scenarios I just don't see it, only in memes, unless you meant socialism, which is a healthy system of every country, including US.
EDIT: I guess I should stop waiting, this feels like strawman argument/gatekeeping
Atheism is not a religion, therefore you get no rights or tax exemptions
anything that excludes you is a "echo chamber circlejerk"?
This is such a shallow and stupid way of thinking. Was this your best strawman argument?
You should do some introspection and double-check if this is a mentality you want to live your life by.
I do. I generally look at groups who disregard or make fun of others purely based on race or gender as not mentally healthy places to be in, like incel subreddits.
The formula tends to also be quite simple - take something a man/woman says, then find a funny counter-argument in the thread, screenshot the two together and you got a post. Does not matter which gender we're talking about, it's pretty much always the same. Some reddit subreddits were borderline extremist in this approach, showing signs of aggression or calls for violence towards women.
Just like with debt, we can just raise the ceiling and the problem is fixed