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I am sick and tired of #MasterCard and #Visa holding not only adult sites but also Steam or Itch (most recently) hostage for selling adult content.

If there is sufficient moderation to keep the content away from minors then what's the problem?

Why we have this perverse view of the world where killing other people is much more okay and less-moderated than actual human anatomy and reproductive behavior?

Copy/Paste from Earlier:

For those of you in the US (I'm Canadian), there is a bill in congress right now that would make it illegal for any financial service provider to directly or indirectly prohibit or inhibit any legal transaction. It's called the Fair Access to Banking Act, H.R.987 in the House, S.401 in the Senate. Call your representatives. Get it passed.

And now for the addition: In addition to Steam being Censored by these fucksticks, itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw is now too.

itch.ioUpdate on NSFW content
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#Gaming#Itch#ItchIO
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The #Trump admin has opened a new investigation into #HarvardUniversity’s *compliance* with a government-run #visa program for #InternationalStudents & #professors, targeting the elite #college with the third aggressive action since the 2 sides restarted talks to end their acrimonious *dispute* [Trump attacks].

Secy of #State #MarcoRubio notified Dr. Alan M. Garber, the president of #Harvard, of the investigation in a letter on Wednesday….

The European Commission seeks to triple entry fee for short-term visa-exempt visitors.

The Commission has proposed bumping the fee for visa-exempt travellers arriving in the bloc for short stays from €7 to €20, a senior EU official has confirmed.

An ETIAS authorisation is required for short-term stays (up to 90 days) in these countries by nationals of visa-exempt states such as the UK, US, Canada, Brazil, and Australia.

mediafaro.org/article/20250721

Passengers arriving at arrivals terminal. | Copyright AP Photo
Euronews · The European Commission seeks to triple entry fee for short-term visa-exempt visitors.By Vincenzo Genovese
#EU#ETIAS#Travel

Payment processes as content censors. Being de-banked is a frequent problem for sex workers. Now video games on Steam are suffering issues too gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/valv arguably strengthens the case for crypto and payment outside of control of a small number of powerful platforms #visa #payment #steam #gaming

GamingOnLinux · Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removedBy Liam Dawe