Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content

[Ruin Explorer]

Visa and Mastercard call centres apparently not doing great:

https://bsky.app/profile/coyote.band%2Fpost%2F3luyef22ol22y

 

[trappedslider]

So, if you were Itch.io and your choices were to lose access to the payment processors and keep material that included the following listed things:

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or to keep easier on your side of things delist everything and then have it resubmitted and approve it, what would you all have done?

 

[Muh]

So, if you were Itch.io and your choices were to lose access to the payment processors and keep material that included the following listed things:

Spoiler

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or to keep easier on your side of things delist everything and then have it resubmitted and approve it, what would you all have done?

I repeat that my problem with this whole situation isn't that itch io delisted these things. My problem is that they did it because of pressure from payment processors.

 

[Staffan]

Visa and Mastercard call centres apparently not doing great:

https://bsky.app/profile/coyote.band%2Fpost%2F3luyef22ol22y

Bad URL, try this instead.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

So, if you were Itch.io and your choices were to lose access to the payment processors and keep material that included the following listed things:

Spoiler

View attachment 412635

or to keep easier on your side of things delist everything and then have it resubmitted and approve it, what would you all have done?

At this point I suspect if I make something I will put it out on my own website for free. It is clear between this and AI that the scum will not rest until making living being creative is literally impossible.

 

[trappedslider]

I repeat that my problem with this whole situation isn't that itch io delisted these things. My problem is that they did it because of pressure from payment processors.

so you would have responded to Collective Shout initial letter?

 

[Muh]

so you would have responded to Collective Shout initial letter?

I would have told them to F off, unless what I was selling was actually illegal.

I don't see much merit in listening to puritan conservatives.

 

[trappedslider]

I would have told them to F off, unless what I was selling was actually illegal.

I don't see much merit in listening to puritan conservatives.

so you would have lost access to the payment processors (which would also impact EVERYONE on the site) then....and more than likely get known for associating with the listed content.

 

[CleverNickName]

So--just to make sure I understand the issue--

Mastercard and Visa told them "remove this material immediately or lose our services," and if Itch.io didn't do as they demanded, everyone who wanted to buy anything at Itch.io (regardless of whether it was deemed NSFW or whatever) wouldn't be able to use their debit or credit cards to do so.

So Itch.io agreed to do what the credit card holders demanded, and lots of people found their materials delisted practically overnight without any chance to defend themselves.

Is that accurate? (Serious question, not trolling.)

 

[trappedslider]

So--just to make sure I understand the issue--

Mastercard and Visa told them "remove this material immediately or lose our services," and if Itch.io didn't do as they demanded, everyone who wanted to buy anything at Itch.io (regardless of whether it was deemed NSFW or whatever) wouldn't be able to use their debit or credit cards to do so.

So Itch.io agreed to do what the credit card holders demanded, and lots of people found their materials delisted practically overnight without any chance to defend themselves.

Is that accurate? (Serious question, not trolling.)

yes because itch.io took a sledge hammer approach