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Itch.io has begun restoring NSFW content, but only if it’s free (itch.io)
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[–] blobchoice@feddit.uk 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I'll just copy and paste what I wrote elsewhere

I have to say since this whole anti porn in games thing has happened, I've ironically exposed myself to more porn games.

Before I wouldn't imagine playing porn games. Ever since the itch unban, I've tried a few games on itch.io to see what the fuss was about and got absolutely hooked on Queens Brothel - to the point where I've paid for the full version on Patreon.

If the Christian brothers and sisters at Collective Shout wanted less people exposed to porn games, lol. lmao even.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So if the problem is payment, what stops a company from selling "tokens" and those tokens can be redeemed for "anything"?

That way the visa / mastercard assholes can suck a cock, no?

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Add some massive unregulated grifting and hideous environmental consequences to your idea, and you've just invented Bitcoin.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

The whole crypto scene seems like a scheme at the moment... But then you see the bullshit visa / mastercard are pulling and you see the need for a digital currency.

Any corporation with near monopoly power will ALWAYS fuck up the consumer.

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 29 points 13 hours ago

I just saw GoG announce https://freedomtobuy.games/ too

[–] Apathy@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

If they make it free but adapt some content lock for further progress, which you can get by donating to dev? It would not be too bad, be better for the dev as no cut is taken by itch

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

So devs got to eat it because this company can't stand up to Mastercard and Visa.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

A payment processor tells that they either remove the porn games, or they will remove the ability to pay for all games for them. The only company that can stand up to them in any way is one large enough to call the bluff and the payment processor wouldn't be willing to actually lose.

And that list is basically Amazon, Apple, Google and stuff like that, and definitely not a tiny thing like itch.io.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Valve stands a better chance of making a stand, but it's still a single sandbag vs a tsunami

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Valve was the first to fold. And apparently it wasn't to Visa or Mastercard but to some intermediaries. Not sure how much pull those have, but probably still pretty big given what happened.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, Valve folded first, but with itch pushing back a little it gives me hope that Valve will do the same, but with a little more teeth.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Itch.io is currently saying the problem is Stripe, and maybe Visa.

Historically (ex: https://otakuusamagazine.com/visa-and-mastercard-refuse-to-work-with-another-doujinshi-retailer/), I'd say Mastercard and Visa are both to blame. But the jury is still out on wtf is going on here.

I'm not sure who pressured Steam. But Itch.io (https://aftermath.site/steam-itch-porn-censorship-collective-shout-visa-mastercard-paypal) is claiming Stripe and Visa are pressuring them.

(Speaking with Aftermath, Itch's founder, Leaf Corcoran, specifically cited a notice from Visa as an incident that led to the sudden deindexing of so many games).

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 9 points 15 hours ago

Heard about this earlier. The situation sucks, but at least this is better than nothing.