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breebird33.bsky.social
This isn't just affecting games hosted on itchio...

Comics, books, zones, etc with these tags are also no longer searchable. This is going to impact indie scenes across the board if not challenged!
ebihimes.bsky.social ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · Jul 24
so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning
July 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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kithaggard.bsky.social
Excellent reporting here on the itch ban and the effect it's already having on queer/trans authors (and includes steps for what you can do to push back):
thetransfemininereview.com The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Jul 24
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: In a dangerous evening escalation of the anti-porn war on the gaming industry, indie platform @itch.io has banned a number of NSFW titles and delisted thousands of others.

Trans authors are caught in the crossfire.

MasterCard, Visa, and anti-porn group Collective Shout drove the ban.
Major Indie Marketplace Itch.io Shadowbans NSFW Content, Trans Authors Impacted
A dangerous escalation against free speech and literary preservation from a longtime haven for transfeminine literature.
thetransfemininereview.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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iantos.bsky.social
Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
mrpecu.bsky.social Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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mikerunderwood.bsky.social
Here's a screenshot of the email I sent to Visa about this. Collective action *can* make a difference in times like this, and sending a letter takes as little as a couple of minutes.
Dear Visa team, I am a small business owner and a long-time visa customer through my Chase Southwest Premier credit card. I do business with this card and have been generally very pleased by Visa's service. However, as I see payment processors bowing to far-right censorship groups like Collective Shout and that causing retailers to de-list thousands of titles with no notice (https://www.rascal.news/itch-io-delists-bans-games-under-pressure-from-payment-processors-and-an-australian-anti-porn-group/) I grow very worried that Visa may bow to this pressure as well. If Visa gives in to pressure from hate groups like Collective Shout and forces retailer partners to de-list adult, NSFW, and/or LGBTQIA content, I will be forced to take my business to another company that supports creators like me. I do not want to throw away this long-standing relationship, but I need to know that my financial partners will not throw me to the wolves because of pressure from hate groups. And if I go, I will be loud when I do it, encouraging my thousands of followers to make similar decisions, working with my colleagues across professional organizations to flock to companies that will support us while abandoning those that leave us in the cold. We live in dangerous times, and it is crucial to stand up against fascistic censorship wherever it rears its ugly head. I implore Visa leadership to vocally oppose and resist this pressure from far-right groups and reap the benefits through sustained and strengthened business relationships with creators around the world that rely on a consistent payment processor partner to be able to share their art and creativity. Thank you for your time, Michael Underwood Baltimore, MD
July 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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voiddebris.bsky.social
‼️Important Update‼️

There have been increasing reports of people receiving verbal abuse when calling in complaints

So we've put together steps + a script to follow if this happens!

Please be careful out there

↻💬♡ to help spread the info!
***Important Notice*** If you are calling Visa, there have been increasing reports of harassment from Visa representatives, including calling people rapists If this happens to you, please take the following actions: 1) Stay calm! Do NOT engage in harassment back 2) Request to speak to a supervisor 3) If they refuse or hung up on you, call back and *immediately* escalate to a supervisor 4) Put in a complaint of the behavior (script below) 5) Afterwards *or* if they refuse to take your complaint, submit a BBB complaint (script below) Call Center Abuse Complaint: Hello, I'm calling to submit an official complaint about abuse I received from a call center representative today. I called at (time) and spoke with (name, if you know it). Their behavior was beyond inappropriate. The representative said (provide details). Once finished submitting that complaint, tell them you would still like to file the initial complaint you called about. BBB script: I'm filing a complaint in regards to their conduct when I called in to inquire about the situation between them and several gaming platforms. Upon mentioning the nature of my call the representative on the phone was exceptionally rude to me. They (insert details here). This sort of behavior is unprofessional and unacceptable. This should not be how they treat their customers. BBB script pt 2 (what you're looking for them to do in response): I would like a formal apology, my initial complaint to be processed, and the company to re-train their call center staff to prevent such occurrences in the future.
July 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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blackshirtboy.bsky.social
Let's Keep Calling!
An image of a huge jackboot crushing a comic artist and a bunch of comic pages. The boot is marked by the logos for MasterCard, Visa, Paypal, and Stripe. Below the image there is text which reads: Don't let Payment Processors tell YOU what you can buy! It is not a payment processor's role to decide what kind of content you can or cannot spend money on, so long as it is a legal transaction. Fight back against the unjust policies hurting artists and creators online! https://yellat.money/ https://stop-paypros.neocities.org/
July 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
arcticbunny1987.bsky.social
If Vi were a popsicle, I always imagined her to be cherry dipped in chocolate.

#arcane #viarcane #digitalart #fanarts
July 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
arcticbunny1987.bsky.social
Some Jinx Graffiti Doodles
May 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
arcticbunny1987.bsky.social
Some Art Stuff fid the new social
December 21, 2023 at 12:01 AM