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✨🎠グルーピー @dismalwether.bsky.social · Jul 29

so when i was calling earlier, the mastercard supervisor mentioned something like, 8000 calls that they've gotten over the weekend. Just wanna say keep it up, keep up the good work, i'll continue to do my part. Let's make 2025 the year of not rolling over anymore

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Bondage Faeries bot @bondagefaeries.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · Jul 29

Examples of how to call MastetCard and Visa, particularly if you’re “ just asking questions” about the Steam / itchio censorship

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Ana Teaches Activism: How to Call Visa and MasterCard

YouTube video by Ana Valens Highlights

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Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭) – Art🎨, BL🌈 & 📝Queer Studies @samaburime.bsky.social · Jul 28

As some others have said, while you're making those calls to payment processors make sure you're also calling the direct lines to the people at the top of those companies!
Surely the people driving the boat like a CEO and shareholders hold sway right? 🤗 Make sure you give them a piece of your mind!

Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭) – Art🎨, BL🌈 & 📝Queer Studies @samaburime.bsky.social · Jul 26

❗Dug through Collective Shout and found an Anti-trans Gender Critical Radfem core, along with LITERALLY every single censorship argument being used in anti-fan spaces VERBATIM🍵

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a large image that includes a collage of screenshots from 'Collective Shout' the recent group under fire for pushing credit card companies to police content and get certain media removed from game libraries

Article on collective shout that argues fiction is never "just fiction" and notes that books ilke 50 shades 'glorify' sexual violence

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Bipalium @bipalium.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Honest Erotica @honesterotica.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Bipalium @bipalium.bsky.social · Jul 29

I'm the alt account of somebody who already meets your criteria, but this is where i put the really transgressive, personal stuff that doesn't have a publisher (yet?). Feel free to check out my media tab and give me a follow; i hope to be in your directory one day!

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Bipalium @bipalium.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Sai 🦝 ΘΔ @saitheraccoon.bsky.social · Jul 28

To be clear, they'll negotiate extenuating circumstances and yadayada; so it won't put anyone out of business. But it'll lock up *everything* top to bottom because they'll divert their best talent to work overtime to put out the fire. That's delays on top of lost revenue from the calls themselves.

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Sai 🦝 ΘΔ @saitheraccoon.bsky.social · Jul 28

So! Now that the ball is rolling, I'll put some blood in the water. (And I figure this is the best place to put it)

Keep it up for a week, and you ruin middle management's month. But keep it up for a month? That can fuck up tens of millions in contracts and piss off the executives themselves.

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Sai 🦝 ΘΔ @saitheraccoon.bsky.social · Jul 28

Better place to put this:

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Sai 🦝 ΘΔ @saitheraccoon.bsky.social · Jul 28

So! Now that the ball is rolling, I'll put some blood in the water. (And I figure this is the best place to put it)

Keep it up for a week, and you ruin middle management's month. But keep it up for a month? That can fuck up tens of millions in contracts and piss off the executives themselves.

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Sai 🦝 ΘΔ @saitheraccoon.bsky.social · Jul 28

Remember the point isn't to make them fix it through the customer support channels. The point is to break their customer support channels, so their executives have to fix it themselves.

This doubles as making executives work for a living btw.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Jul 28

Getting messages back from the Better Business Bureau that my complaints have been forwarded to their respective companies and that they have been asked to reply promptly. This is an avenue where we can copy and paste but change processor names and was very easy.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · Jul 26

I think a lot of people have forgotten or were never taught in the first place that these kinds of actions need to be an endurance strategy.

If they know you'll give up in 2 days they'll just try to wait you out.

You have to make them understand that this is their life now if they don't fix things

Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · Jul 25

It’s important to remember that this is not going to be fixed in 24 hours. We might have to do activist work on this for a hot minute. But, if we all stay focused and support each other, we can keep this going for a really long time. Longer than any of these companies have the patience for.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

we are going to need to keep up this 'yelling at payment processors' energy for more than just today

Ideally, we will need to keep up this pressure over a span of a few weeks

As many people as possible, each making 2-4 calls a day, for a few weeks, is going to make the biggest impact

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 26

I made a quick and dirty anti-censorship cheat sheet to help onboard people and direct their energy in a productive direction. This isnt as comprehensive as various websites being shared around, but it should be easy to share and save.

Save the png and repost as widely as you can

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · Jul 27

It’s time for our own collective shout. Who are you calling?

Remember: Stress you’re a repeat caller on this issue and that you heard about this controversy on the news. With Visa, ask for a supervisor once you hit a dead end. Calls should always last longer than 30 seconds

yellat.money

Phone Numbers

Stripe (Headquarters): +1 (888) 963-8955
Stripe (US): +1 (877) 887-7815
Stripe (France): +33 805-11-19-67
Mastercard (Headquarters): +1 914-249-2000
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-627-8372
Mastercard (US): +1 (800)-307-7309
Mastercard (Int.): +1 (636)-722-7111
Mastercard (AUS): +61 1800 120 113
Mastercard (UK): 0-800-96-4767
Visa (Headquarters): +1 (650)-432-3200
Visa (US + Can): +1 (800)-847-2911
Visa (AUS): +61 1800 125 440
All region numbers for Visa
PayPal (US): +1 (888)-221-1161
PayPal (UK): +44 (0203)-901-7000
PayPal Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · Jul 26

You’ve heard of female-presenting nipple. Get ready for “minor-presenting” characters?

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Our policy is not an invitation to push the boundaries of what is acceptable. Violations that result in administrative action are permanent with
no chance of appeal. Any funds on the account will not be eligible for payout. There is no second chance.

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · Jul 26

In summary:

- This call campaign needs to last at least a month
- As many calls as possible, so bring your friends
- Make sure each call lasts as long as possible
- Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this

Elliot Wilson @islandwarlock.bsky.social · Jul 25

So, WFM guy here, I crunch call center numbers all day and advise management on performance and staffing requirements. Here are some concrete goals to keep in mind with any sort of calling campaign: 🧵

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Foxyfloof @foxyfloof.bsky.social · Jul 26

In the USA, it is federal law that they MUST escalate you to a physical supervisor.

They have 3 chances to do so, and if they fail to, start recording.

"As a customer with a complaint, you have refused to escalate my case per US federal law. Escalate me now, or I will call a lawyer."

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Raven🏴‍☠️🌌 @ravenwings.bsky.social · Jul 26

I made sure to say "I understand that my peers and colleagues have been able to file complaints by phone. I would like to be treated equally to them. If this isn't possible, could you escalate my call to a supervisor who can?"

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Foxyfloof @foxyfloof.bsky.social · Jul 26

Also, remember to use those Positive Refusal techniques!!! Every annoying sidestep the telemarketers ever used on you??

USE THEM BACK.

"Yes, I'm a paying customer and I'm happy to be calling to ask for a supervisor. Yes I'd like to be escalated. No I do not consent to holding."

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Ghostagonist @contagonist.bsky.social · Jul 26

YOUR JOB IS TO DISTRACT AND ANNOY THEM CONTINOUSLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND WHEN THAT RUNS INTO A DEAD END, DEMAND TO SPEAK TO THEIR SUPERIOR.

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Bipalium @bipalium.bsky.social · Jul 26

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YouTube video by Planningtorock - Topic

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Bipalium @bipalium.bsky.social · Jul 26

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