Mastercard’s ties to the esports world have led to more evidence of censorship. A source leaked messages from the Riot Games sponsor to livestream channels during the Valorant Champions Tour. The payment processor asked moderators to delete messages accusing it of forcing the ban of Steam games.
        • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Yeah, Stripe is the reason itch.io had to pull all paid NSFW games.

          However, it isn’t exactly their fault, either:

          We spoke with Stripe yesterday about their content policies. They confirmed that they will not be able to support adult content that fits the following definition: “content designed for sexual gratification.” Stripe asked us to pass along the following message to our users:

          “Stripe is currently unable to support sexually explicit content due to restrictions placed on them by their banking partners, despite card networks generally supporting adult content (with the appropriate registrations). Stripe has indicated that they hope to be able to support adult content in the future.”

          • arararagi@ani.socialEnglish
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            1 month ago

            This is why it’s so hard to fight this, every company blames another one but never by name, I’m sure it’s by design