And next they will come for other labels deemed "against the rules" without elaborating. Porn is the canary. You can "lol incest" but this is about taking down what folks cant argue with first then the next will be porn at all, then queer stuff, just like tumblr
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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It'll eventually be anything those in power deem contrary to their agenda.
And people still clamor for a cashless society, when such issues are already obvious.
Slippery slope:
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COMPLETELY BIGLY FAKE STORY THE EXAMPLE IS LITERAL FAKE NEWS TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE NEWS STORY of what CHILLING CONSEQUENCES THIS COULD HAVE (so don't get mad at me if you can't read)
After the CEO of Visa met with President Trump, Visa has announced that they will no longer allow payments from gaming storefronts that host "obscene" content and media content that run afoul of the vision that the Trump Administration has for America. As such all games that feature LGBTQ, DEI, and "anti-american sentiment" will be removed from sale on Steam. Visa CEO says that "we need to be better as a collective whole" and that "this filth" has no place in being in circulation.
He added that "we look forward to working with the Trump Administration to make America and the rest of the world great." Trump added on Truth Social that "I am working with Visa to make sure that DEI and WOKENESS ARE NEVER ACCEPTED AND DON'T COME BACK TO OUR GREAT NATION. WOKEISM IS NOW DEAD WITH VIDEO GAMES..." He also said the "radical left in Hollywood would "be next."
Thousands of independent game developers including award winning games such as Celeste and "Undertale" have decried on X and social media that these "chilling" policies as some said this are "pure authoritarianism of free thought"
Want that to be the future?
This is made up, right?
Yes. Of course. (God I hope it is...)
Why would you cite made up shit?
Because it's a sobering example of what could happen next if single companies can dictate the morality of the world.
Figured with the "want this to be the future?" was enough to show that this wasn't real.... And pretty sure this was enough for the majority to see.
It's scary how real like it is, though... That's what you could expect from the guy who said to Coca Cola to use brown sugar instead.
Exactly. I wanted it to be scary and what he would say. Cause it's fucking very possible this does happen
I am the only one here thinking that Steam should have cracked down on incest themed porn games a long time ago?
Just to be clear, the title of this post is referring to porn games, but in actuality it is about games that literally feature incest (not the step-relative stuff that is so popular everywhere online). All major actual porn sites have rules against incest, but the biggest gaming marketplace on PC should allow it?
Just to make it clear, I find it detestable that this is done because of Visa, especially if this trend continues and suddenly other stuff becomes blocked, but in this case I feel it should have been done way earlier.
but in actuality it is about games that literally feature incest
A couple of things:
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So what? There's probably all kinds of things out there you didn't agree with.
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This is where they start. First they came for...
I guess I don't see an ethical difference between fictional "step" incest and fictional normal incest. In both cases it involves people that don't exist. Plus all the ethical issues with incest carry over to step siblings anyway. The idea that one is ok and the other isn't seems really silly to me.
I'd hope it only refers to actual porn games. Would hate to see a game like RDR2 taken down because there's a heavily implied incestuous relationship in the game.
i really hope this won't affect yaoi and sapphic visual novels they're not really p*rn but given the way governments are using censorship to crack down on lgbtq communities and spaces i'm worried.
It 100% will
queerness has been explicitly targeted
Why is Steam removing them entirely? They should just remove the option to pay from that processor.
Probably because it's a hell of a lot easier than trying to figure out how to manage payment processing without those processors. Visa and Mastercard are extremely large, and by-and-large the only way to pay online in the US. Add in Paypal and Stripe's limitations (which are also notoriously shitty) and you don't really have many options left, so it's really not worth it. I know the EU has better options, but Steam isn't based there and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't want to find a way to jump through those hoops.
So. How hard is it to create a payment processor? Asking for a friend.
Was thinking the same. If I want to spend my money to commission goblin titties to an artist, it should be only my fucking business and nobody else's
Additionally, all of these adult themes need their own filterable genre tags so that they can be included or excluded when you browse by filters.