Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content

[LordEntrails]

So we are 15 pages in and where's the evidence?
What anecdotes of LGBTQ+ games that should not have been delisted/banned have actually been banned? How many games have been banned? How many of them are LGBTQ+?

All I see are folks assuming that such is being done and folks asking if it's actually being done. And somehow folks are seeming to say that if the second side doesn't believe the first side then obviously they are wrong.

How about some actual evidence and facts about what's actually going on? (And no, links to other source are not sufficient, at least for me. We are discussing this here, so let's lay out the facts here, and then support them with links to sources. I don't think we should be relying upon links to other sources.)

 

[trappedslider]

How?

Where would these puritans go? Stop paying digitally? All cash?

So you're okay with games like No Mercy? (which is the one that started the ball rolling)The game allowed players to take on the role of a male protagonist who was encouraged to “become every woman’s worst nightmare,” with content that included themes of sexual violence, domination, and incest roleplay.

Itch.io took a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel because it was quicker and easier than going game by game, and instead having the devs resubmit the games.

 

[Muh]

So you're okay with games like No Mercy? (which is the one that started the ball rolling)The game allowed players to take on the role of a male protagonist who was encouraged to “become every woman’s worst nightmare,” with content that included themes of sexual violence, domination, and incest roleplay.

Itch.io took a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel because it was quicker and easier than going game by game, and instead having the devs resubmit the games.

Yeah sure.

But I'm talking about the payment processor here, not itch.io itself.

Visa mastercard are not actually selling anything. They're a middleman.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Missed a red-text.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Itch.io took a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel because it was quicker and easier than going game by game, and instead having the devs resubmit the games.

Also safer. A ruthless scorched earth policy is protection in case something else slips through. Pull back to orbit and nuke the site, figuratively speaking.

 

[Umbran]

Gee Golly, what a cowardly, vapid, statement. Leaving the conclusion of the post up but using @Morrus 's warning to avoid having to defend it is... I'm bewildered.

Mod Note
Cowardly?
No, you aren't "bewildered". You're thread-banned for being uncivil.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Yeah sure.

But I'm talking about the payment processor here, not itch.io itself.

Visa mastercard are not actually selling anything. They're a middleman.

Being a middleman is a position that is not free of risk.

 

[Umbran]

Not in the USA. There a very clear delineation between the two, and the difference is extreme, includeing procedure, standards, and process.

Mod note:
Morrus just made a post about how this thread was NOT ABOUT THE LAW.

So, please stop posting about the law.

 

[Muh]

Being a middleman is a position that is not free of risk.

They should be forced to accept that risk.

Payment processors should not enforce morals.

 

[Jd Smith1]

They should be forced to accept that risk.

Forced? No.

Payment processors should not enforce morals.

No, but they can choose their risks. The entire cash flow from Itch.io is pocket change to the big operators. As trapped noted, scorched earth is safest.