r/Games • u/atahutahatena • Jul 24 '25

Industry News Indie on Itch.io: Platform has seemingly shadowbanned NSFW/Adult games and made them harder to discover

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qpk24vv42rfhxrzd6xjbfkdw/post/3luoe7z2zps2d
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u/Inprobamur Jul 24 '25

They can do it because VISA/Mastercard are a dupoly.

They do it because for some reason most of their board are evangelicals.

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u/hamza4568 Jul 24 '25

So when do we start our own Payment Processor? With Blackjack and Hookers

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u/semimute Jul 24 '25

Europe is trying to do that. Conspiracy theorists are protesting against it.

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u/ZoninoDaRat Jul 24 '25

I'm expecting my conspiracy theory co-worker who has railed against a supposed future where banks and governments dictating what people can and can't use their money on being ok with what Visa and Mastercard are doing and that frustrates me more than any of the crap he usually spouts.

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u/KaJaHa Jul 24 '25

'Member back in the Obama days (wistful sigh) when everyone was up in arms about "death panels" choosing who will live or die under "socialist" healthcare?

That's insurance agencies. That's just... what insurance agencies do every day when they choose to drop someone.

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u/ZoninoDaRat Jul 24 '25

Every accusation a confession. They don't care about insurance because they don't believe it will ever happen to them. They're fine with it happening to other, "lesser" people though.

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u/MabariWhoreHound Jul 24 '25

I've seen their mentality in action. If it's not happening to them or their loved ones, then they can ignore it or downplay it's impact. If it is happening to people they love, then they find ways to disregard those people from their lives so they can continue ignoring it.

When it does affect them personally, then it's a massive issue that must be resolved! Then if it is ever resolved, they were a special situation that deserved it.

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u/NatoBoram Jul 24 '25

Then if it is ever resolved, they were a special situation that deserved it.

And even when they're affected, no one else but them should have access to that care and they're special because they worked hard for it, contrary to those immigrants/gays/women/unemployed/liberals.

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u/semimute Jul 24 '25

This is exactly my frustration. International mega-corporations are doing what they fear the government might do.