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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
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Help itch.io continue to do good - go tell the relevant payment processors that we don't want payment processors imposing some puritanism on games. This has to be a line we hold as a medium - sex, sexuality, and sexual identity always get attacked first: everything else will come next.
July 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Help itch.io continue to do good - go tell the relevant payment processors that we don't want payment processors imposing some puritanism on games. This has to be a line we hold as a medium - sex, sexuality, and sexual identity always get attacked first: everything else will come next.
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In real life censoring those games means people going through those real events are isolated in their experience and can never seek help. That's why sexual predator are censors number one champions.
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In real life censoring those games means people going through those real events are isolated in their experience and can never seek help. That's why sexual predator are censors number one champions.
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Banning games that deal with rape and incest means banning art that tries to process those experiences. How do you deal with works supposedly "glorifying" these themes? You give players a heads-up, and you don't engage with these works if you don't want to
July 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Banning games that deal with rape and incest means banning art that tries to process those experiences. How do you deal with works supposedly "glorifying" these themes? You give players a heads-up, and you don't engage with these works if you don't want to
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Steam and itch.io have removed thousands of video games in recent weeks deemed to be "adult content" in order to comply with strict rules from payment processors like Mastercard.
These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.
These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.
Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?
Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Steam and itch.io have removed thousands of video games in recent weeks deemed to be "adult content" in order to comply with strict rules from payment processors like Mastercard.
These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.
These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.
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I really hope someone starts a counter campaign to fight this regressive puritanical nonsense. There are way way way more people who want to buy and support sex work and sexual materials, or at the very least don’t think it should be banned.
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I really hope someone starts a counter campaign to fight this regressive puritanical nonsense. There are way way way more people who want to buy and support sex work and sexual materials, or at the very least don’t think it should be banned.
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I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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July 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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To everyone who wants Visa and Mastercard to stop screwing with our platforms:
This thread contains everything you need to fight back!
- A script
- Form links
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Petitions
- and more!
Let's flood these fuckers with complaints until they get the message!
This thread contains everything you need to fight back!
- A script
- Form links
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Petitions
- and more!
Let's flood these fuckers with complaints until they get the message!
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
To everyone who wants Visa and Mastercard to stop screwing with our platforms:
This thread contains everything you need to fight back!
- A script
- Form links
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Petitions
- and more!
Let's flood these fuckers with complaints until they get the message!
This thread contains everything you need to fight back!
- A script
- Form links
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Petitions
- and more!
Let's flood these fuckers with complaints until they get the message!
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If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
July 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done.
We got more than 1000 people.
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Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
The fact that they only needed ~1000 people to call in and email to get their way is actually pretty crazy. There are more people on some of the Discord servers I'm in that could equal their weight, and some of these are just podcast fandoms.
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
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Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
We got like way more people than that don't we?
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Maybe we could find out.
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
While I honestly do appreciate the anger this has brewed in people, keep in mind that itch shouldn't be the *main* focus. It should be the payment processors and puritan/anti culture that led to this point. Censorship is never okay and will ALWAYS be used to ban LGBTQIA+ works
July 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
While I honestly do appreciate the anger this has brewed in people, keep in mind that itch shouldn't be the *main* focus. It should be the payment processors and puritan/anti culture that led to this point. Censorship is never okay and will ALWAYS be used to ban LGBTQIA+ works
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As a gamedev this is a dangerous sign of how facism is weazeling its way into everything in our lifes.
Support Sex Workers AND Indies. Fuck puritanism.
Support Sex Workers AND Indies. Fuck puritanism.
July 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As a gamedev this is a dangerous sign of how facism is weazeling its way into everything in our lifes.
Support Sex Workers AND Indies. Fuck puritanism.
Support Sex Workers AND Indies. Fuck puritanism.
I just watched the interview with Albanese and I'm actually crying. You can see that he doesn't believe a word he is saying. You can see he has disregarded every moral he has ever had. Just so we get what? Some submarines? 'Defence' with an egomaniac?
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June 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I just watched the interview with Albanese and I'm actually crying. You can see that he doesn't believe a word he is saying. You can see he has disregarded every moral he has ever had. Just so we get what? Some submarines? 'Defence' with an egomaniac?
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A dangerous bully. Cancel AUKUS now.
June 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
A dangerous bully. Cancel AUKUS now.
I can't get over how funny Gianmarco Soresi is, he's def my favourite comedian tied with Norm MacDonald
youtube.com/shorts/GLBAO...
youtube.com/shorts/GLBAO...
Anti-semitism ruined my act ✡️🕎🤣 | Gianmarco Soresi | Stand Up Comedy
YouTube video by Gianmarco Soresi
youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I can't get over how funny Gianmarco Soresi is, he's def my favourite comedian tied with Norm MacDonald
youtube.com/shorts/GLBAO...
youtube.com/shorts/GLBAO...
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I strongly dislike the new artist movement of "never say we are talented/gifted, it's just hard work." Like yes, artists put an incredible amount of work into what they create and that should be recognised, but they are also usually gifted. I did well in exams back in high school, not just because 🧵
May 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I strongly dislike the new artist movement of "never say we are talented/gifted, it's just hard work." Like yes, artists put an incredible amount of work into what they create and that should be recognised, but they are also usually gifted. I did well in exams back in high school, not just because 🧵
The only thing notable enough to get on the new pope's wiki is that he sheltered sex offenders next to schools
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The only thing notable enough to get on the new pope's wiki is that he sheltered sex offenders next to schools
They chose the homophobic/transphobic American to become pope 😔
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
They chose the homophobic/transphobic American to become pope 😔
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Today, millions of people have voted Greens with hope and ambition.
We have secured the biggest national vote in our history.
And together we have kicked Dutton out.
We have secured the biggest national vote in our history.
And together we have kicked Dutton out.
May 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today, millions of people have voted Greens with hope and ambition.
We have secured the biggest national vote in our history.
And together we have kicked Dutton out.
We have secured the biggest national vote in our history.
And together we have kicked Dutton out.
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