Tony Bark@pawb.social to

Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Payment Processors Are Pressuring Major Gaming Vendors to Pull LGBTQ+ and NSFW Titles

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Payment Processors Are Pressuring Major Gaming Vendors to Pull LGBTQ+ and NSFW Titles

Tony Bark@pawb.social to

Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Steam and Itch.io are removing a massive number of titles in response to a coordinated campaign from anti-porn activists.

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Headline is misleading reagarding LGBTQ+ games:

no evidence that payment processors are asking for the removal of any games for being LGBTQ+, except for

one person says their SFW LGBTQ+ webcomic was delisted on itch.io,

I’m speculating, but it’s likely the eventual goal of Collective Shout to go after LGBTQ+ content in general.

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