Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io
by Josh Taylor Technology reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6YYBJ)
Payment platforms demand services remove NSFW content after open letter from Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout, triggering accusations of censorship
Payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are facing public backlash, including from billionaire Elon Musk, for pressuring online gaming platforms to remove hundreds of games in response to a campaign from an Australian anti-porn lobby group.
Itch.io, an independent gaming platform, last week removed all adult or not-safe-for-work (NSFW) games from appearing in its library in a hasty move to prevent payments for games being blocked across its entire service.
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