Trepe Serafin
@trepeserafin.bsky.social
I fight Visa and Mastercard's video game censorship.
Internet censorship and privacy violation too.
Usually on Twitter @trepeserafin
I also have YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TrepeSerafin
Internet censorship and privacy violation too.
Usually on Twitter @trepeserafin
I also have YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TrepeSerafin
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Trepe Serafin
@trepeserafin.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Anti Censorship Campaign
Collective action against payment processors unjustly restricting our purchases.
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
If you want to do something about VISA/Mastercard's unlawful censorship, please check this website!
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
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Oh my gosh, getting in touch with the BBB WORKED. PayPal is restoring my account and I should have access to my money again.
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
August 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oh my gosh, getting in touch with the BBB WORKED. PayPal is restoring my account and I should have access to my money again.
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
If you are in the US or deal with the US PayPal and your account is randomly, without warning, and without explanation closed down, file a complaint with the BBB!
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For now, none of my NSFW stuff is on my Patreon (but it is on my Ghost!)
Since the whole Itch thing, my income has tanked and PayPal ran off w a bunch of my money.
Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can continue to afford my meds. You get lesbians, I get to live.
Since the whole Itch thing, my income has tanked and PayPal ran off w a bunch of my money.
Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can continue to afford my meds. You get lesbians, I get to live.
Lesbians? ✅
Fake engagement turned slow burn romance? ✅
Magical mysteries? ✅
Secrets hidden in a library? ✅
Epic monster hunts? ✅
THE LAST PAGE is the lesbian otome isekai you've been waiting for.
Now available on my Patreon!
dax.ink/patreon
Fake engagement turned slow burn romance? ✅
Magical mysteries? ✅
Secrets hidden in a library? ✅
Epic monster hunts? ✅
THE LAST PAGE is the lesbian otome isekai you've been waiting for.
Now available on my Patreon!
dax.ink/patreon
August 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For now, none of my NSFW stuff is on my Patreon (but it is on my Ghost!)
Since the whole Itch thing, my income has tanked and PayPal ran off w a bunch of my money.
Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can continue to afford my meds. You get lesbians, I get to live.
Since the whole Itch thing, my income has tanked and PayPal ran off w a bunch of my money.
Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can continue to afford my meds. You get lesbians, I get to live.
It's been a while, and so much has happened.
I'm still recovering. Had to see the doctor, too.
In any case, I'm publishing my 39 page document of my Anti-Censorship Movement.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm still recovering. Had to see the doctor, too.
In any case, I'm publishing my 39 page document of my Anti-Censorship Movement.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Trepe Serafin Anti-Censorship Movement
Trepe Serafin Anti-Censorship Movement Written: July 30th, 2025 (EST) Updated: Aug 11th, 2025 (EST) Gmail: [email protected] Twitter: https://x.com/trepeserafin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile...
docs.google.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's been a while, and so much has happened.
I'm still recovering. Had to see the doctor, too.
In any case, I'm publishing my 39 page document of my Anti-Censorship Movement.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm still recovering. Had to see the doctor, too.
In any case, I'm publishing my 39 page document of my Anti-Censorship Movement.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
YouTube AI age verification is coming in less than 10 days!
Time to watch some old people videos to protect your account!
Time to watch some old people videos to protect your account!
August 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
YouTube AI age verification is coming in less than 10 days!
Time to watch some old people videos to protect your account!
Time to watch some old people videos to protect your account!
2.1K reposts and 3.4K likes!
Considering 3.5K/7.3K ACLU pulled a few days ago, looks like this post might be one of the biggest video game censorship posts made by an individual on BlueSky!
Thank you so much for your support, everyone!
Things like this motivate me to fight harder!
Considering 3.5K/7.3K ACLU pulled a few days ago, looks like this post might be one of the biggest video game censorship posts made by an individual on BlueSky!
Thank you so much for your support, everyone!
Things like this motivate me to fight harder!
August 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
2.1K reposts and 3.4K likes!
Considering 3.5K/7.3K ACLU pulled a few days ago, looks like this post might be one of the biggest video game censorship posts made by an individual on BlueSky!
Thank you so much for your support, everyone!
Things like this motivate me to fight harder!
Considering 3.5K/7.3K ACLU pulled a few days ago, looks like this post might be one of the biggest video game censorship posts made by an individual on BlueSky!
Thank you so much for your support, everyone!
Things like this motivate me to fight harder!
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
I do not know how much of a reach I'll have, but I want to state that anyone making concessions on the itch guidelines regarding adult content - saying that 'well its okay if they ban x as long as its not y' should reconsider.
It may be 'unpopular', but this is fictional, and legal, content.
It may be 'unpopular', but this is fictional, and legal, content.
July 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I do not know how much of a reach I'll have, but I want to state that anyone making concessions on the itch guidelines regarding adult content - saying that 'well its okay if they ban x as long as its not y' should reconsider.
It may be 'unpopular', but this is fictional, and legal, content.
It may be 'unpopular', but this is fictional, and legal, content.
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NEW: Earlier today, Mastercard denied playing a roll in the Steam and itch.io purging NSFW games.
But Valve now says Mastercard communicated concerns indirectly through payment processors and banks.
kotaku.com/mastercard-d...
But Valve now says Mastercard communicated concerns indirectly through payment processors and banks.
kotaku.com/mastercard-d...
August 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW: Earlier today, Mastercard denied playing a roll in the Steam and itch.io purging NSFW games.
But Valve now says Mastercard communicated concerns indirectly through payment processors and banks.
kotaku.com/mastercard-d...
But Valve now says Mastercard communicated concerns indirectly through payment processors and banks.
kotaku.com/mastercard-d...
EVERYONE FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!
BlockRock, State Street, and Vanguard are on their way to an antitrust suit!!!
If this lawsuit goes well, it might greatly improve energy, housing, healthcare, entertainment industry, and more!
BlockRock, State Street, and Vanguard are on their way to an antitrust suit!!!
If this lawsuit goes well, it might greatly improve energy, housing, healthcare, entertainment industry, and more!
August 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
EVERYONE FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!!
BlockRock, State Street, and Vanguard are on their way to an antitrust suit!!!
If this lawsuit goes well, it might greatly improve energy, housing, healthcare, entertainment industry, and more!
BlockRock, State Street, and Vanguard are on their way to an antitrust suit!!!
If this lawsuit goes well, it might greatly improve energy, housing, healthcare, entertainment industry, and more!
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when these companies try to claim this is about what’s legal or not, they’re lying. none of the games that were removed from steam or itch broke the law. financial companies are making subjective decisions based on what might inconvenience them
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
!["But the idea that it's just about what's legal is ridiculous,” he added. “It's not about what the law allows you to process. These are often very subjective rules around what falls outside the brand guidelines for Visa and Mastercard. And even if something doesn't fall outside the brand guidelines, it may just be something that is uncomfortable. ... [Questions of] 'Is this inside the bounds? Is this outside the bounds? Should we be processing that? Should we not be processing that?' are often incredibly subjective."
Stabile speculated that specific game removals on Steam and new rules on both Steam and Itch are meant to bring video games in line with what card companies and payment processors would be comfortable with in real-life porn. But that approach, he noted, doesn’t really stand up to prolonged scrutiny: "The difference is that you can't shoot anybody in real life, but there are plenty of games in which you can do that,” he said. “The stuff [companies] are talking about is entirely legal. It's legal to have in a book, it's legal to have in a game. They are making decisions based on their brand, based on public pressure from anti-porn groups, and that can be reversed."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreidzcjf4pvd6l6xlui5d4w32e5gomvdei65csxkb6e74isv46amdii@jpeg)
August 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
when these companies try to claim this is about what’s legal or not, they’re lying. none of the games that were removed from steam or itch broke the law. financial companies are making subjective decisions based on what might inconvenience them
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
aftermath.site/steam-itch-p...
An adult game creator, "ASLPro3D," shared this on Twitter.
A possible explanation of what exactly happened between Steam, Internet Merchant Account, and Card Companies.
x.com/ASLPro_3D/st...
It's really long, and I'm not used to BlueSky, but let me try to copy paste the content.
A possible explanation of what exactly happened between Steam, Internet Merchant Account, and Card Companies.
x.com/ASLPro_3D/st...
It's really long, and I'm not used to BlueSky, but let me try to copy paste the content.
August 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
An adult game creator, "ASLPro3D," shared this on Twitter.
A possible explanation of what exactly happened between Steam, Internet Merchant Account, and Card Companies.
x.com/ASLPro_3D/st...
It's really long, and I'm not used to BlueSky, but let me try to copy paste the content.
A possible explanation of what exactly happened between Steam, Internet Merchant Account, and Card Companies.
x.com/ASLPro_3D/st...
It's really long, and I'm not used to BlueSky, but let me try to copy paste the content.
Visa and Mastercard released their public statements on censorship!
Visa and Mastercard are pretending they don't make any judgments on legal purchases, but Collective Shout CLEARLY told us they successfully pressured payment processors.
KEEP CALLING! IT'S WORKING!
Visa and Mastercard are pretending they don't make any judgments on legal purchases, but Collective Shout CLEARLY told us they successfully pressured payment processors.
KEEP CALLING! IT'S WORKING!
August 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Visa and Mastercard released their public statements on censorship!
Visa and Mastercard are pretending they don't make any judgments on legal purchases, but Collective Shout CLEARLY told us they successfully pressured payment processors.
KEEP CALLING! IT'S WORKING!
Visa and Mastercard are pretending they don't make any judgments on legal purchases, but Collective Shout CLEARLY told us they successfully pressured payment processors.
KEEP CALLING! IT'S WORKING!
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
August 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Visa employees clearly told to deescalate ASAP
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
MasterCard employees more than familiar with the issue
Stripe feeling the pressure
ACLU put out a statement
CBC covered all this
What you are doing is WORKING
You are getting RESULTS
KEEP CALLING
KEEP WRITING
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
Not someone with call center experience but some customer service experience and: I say this is very likely to be a descalation attempt. Not only because it contradicts what other reps are saying, but because you generally don't give so many unprompted details about the inner workings to a customer
Another Visa rep I spoke with did say there were a lot of calls about the video game policy but they were decreasing. Unclear if this is a deescalation tactic but I do encourage you to keep the pressure on
July 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Not someone with call center experience but some customer service experience and: I say this is very likely to be a descalation attempt. Not only because it contradicts what other reps are saying, but because you generally don't give so many unprompted details about the inner workings to a customer
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Things are getting nuts
July 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Things are getting nuts
Today I decided to take a break from Visa & Mastercard censorship due to a minor medical reason.
And then I proceeded to write an 18-page paper on this issue...
It's not finished, but I'd be happy to share this with selected individuals such as anti-censorship journalists.
And then I proceeded to write an 18-page paper on this issue...
It's not finished, but I'd be happy to share this with selected individuals such as anti-censorship journalists.
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Today I decided to take a break from Visa & Mastercard censorship due to a minor medical reason.
And then I proceeded to write an 18-page paper on this issue...
It's not finished, but I'd be happy to share this with selected individuals such as anti-censorship journalists.
And then I proceeded to write an 18-page paper on this issue...
It's not finished, but I'd be happy to share this with selected individuals such as anti-censorship journalists.
Hey guys! I'm the guy behind this Tweet (I'm usually on Twitter)
My tweet went viral, and it's on this Reddit post too.
Apparently, this commenter lost access to their Steam game because Visa reversed the payment.
Visa treated this person poorly too.
www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFri...
My tweet went viral, and it's on this Reddit post too.
Apparently, this commenter lost access to their Steam game because Visa reversed the payment.
Visa treated this person poorly too.
www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFri...
July 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey guys! I'm the guy behind this Tweet (I'm usually on Twitter)
My tweet went viral, and it's on this Reddit post too.
Apparently, this commenter lost access to their Steam game because Visa reversed the payment.
Visa treated this person poorly too.
www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFri...
My tweet went viral, and it's on this Reddit post too.
Apparently, this commenter lost access to their Steam game because Visa reversed the payment.
Visa treated this person poorly too.
www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFri...
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
Anti-censorship advocates flooding Visa and Mastercard's hotlines over the Steam and Itch.io NSFW purges claim it's having an impact as reported call center confusion turns to frustration in some cases.
It comes as games like Vile: Exhumed get banned.
It comes as games like Vile: Exhumed get banned.
The War Over Credit Cards Censoring Games Is Just Getting Started
Free expression advocates are flooding Visa and Mastercard call centers hoping to break through
kotaku.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Anti-censorship advocates flooding Visa and Mastercard's hotlines over the Steam and Itch.io NSFW purges claim it's having an impact as reported call center confusion turns to frustration in some cases.
It comes as games like Vile: Exhumed get banned.
It comes as games like Vile: Exhumed get banned.
Visa yelled at me when I called to ask some questions about Steam censorship.
While I don't have the recording of the call, I still really wanted to share my experience with others. So I re-acted and recreated the Visa call based on my notes.
This is NOT a recording.
It's a parody/satire/opinion
While I don't have the recording of the call, I still really wanted to share my experience with others. So I re-acted and recreated the Visa call based on my notes.
This is NOT a recording.
It's a parody/satire/opinion
July 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Visa yelled at me when I called to ask some questions about Steam censorship.
While I don't have the recording of the call, I still really wanted to share my experience with others. So I re-acted and recreated the Visa call based on my notes.
This is NOT a recording.
It's a parody/satire/opinion
While I don't have the recording of the call, I still really wanted to share my experience with others. So I re-acted and recreated the Visa call based on my notes.
This is NOT a recording.
It's a parody/satire/opinion
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
I wish this was a joke but I got called a rapist today by a visa rep
Think I just happen to be a call that pushed the women over
Lodge 2 formal complaints after that and spun circles on the 2 calls and was about 25 minutes
Think I just happen to be a call that pushed the women over
Lodge 2 formal complaints after that and spun circles on the 2 calls and was about 25 minutes
July 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I wish this was a joke but I got called a rapist today by a visa rep
Think I just happen to be a call that pushed the women over
Lodge 2 formal complaints after that and spun circles on the 2 calls and was about 25 minutes
Think I just happen to be a call that pushed the women over
Lodge 2 formal complaints after that and spun circles on the 2 calls and was about 25 minutes
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
Those who've never worked in a call center, this is absolutely proof that the pressure is building. That's things that under normal circumstances never happen without disciplinary action on the employee, so the fact it's happening repeatedly means that management is feeling the strain.
“Visa is just yelling at people and disconnecting calls” is crazy. Holy shit
July 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Those who've never worked in a call center, this is absolutely proof that the pressure is building. That's things that under normal circumstances never happen without disciplinary action on the employee, so the fact it's happening repeatedly means that management is feeling the strain.
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
“Visa is just yelling at people and disconnecting calls” is crazy. Holy shit
July 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Visa is just yelling at people and disconnecting calls” is crazy. Holy shit
Reposted by Trepe Serafin
Keep calling Visa. It’s working.
July 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Keep calling Visa. It’s working.
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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
July 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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
If you want to do something about VISA/Mastercard's unlawful censorship, please check this website!
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
Anti Censorship Campaign
Collective action against payment processors unjustly restricting our purchases.
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
July 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you want to do something about VISA/Mastercard's unlawful censorship, please check this website!
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co
anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co