Payment Processor Pressure Leads to Removal of Adult Games from Steam and Itch.io
TL;DR
Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for influencing Steam and Itch.io to remove or restrict NSFW games, citing concerns over content involving sexual violence and abuse, and lobbying payment processors like Visa to enforce stricter content policies, which has led to broader censorship affecting various types of games, including LGBTQ+ titles.
- "We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal Eurogamer
- UKIE responds to adult games being pulled from Steam and itch.io after pressure from payment providers GamesIndustry.biz
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- 'Dangerous on a whole new level'—while Steam's policy change is new, the shadow of credit card meddling has been looming for a while, with Nier: Automata's Yoko Taro sounding the alarm last year PC Gamer
- Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games TechCrunch
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