Itch.io 'deindexes' all NSFW games, blames same anti-porn group that campaigned against Steam
www.eurogamer.net
Itch.io has "deindexed" all NSFW content following discussions with payment processors contacted by the same pressure group that recently targeted Steam.

Ngl, terrifying stuff. What’s gonna be banned?

  • Lvxferre [he/him]
    4•2 days ago

    Sorry for the double-reply but I’ll focus here on different matters, ok?

    I think “we” (people in general) should be doing a few things:

    1. Pressuring governments to implement laws that prevent Visa/MC/PP from doing what they’re doing. As I mentioned in another thread, I don’t even think Visa/MC/PP would fight against that; if anything this would make them immune to pressure from those groups.
    2. Pressuring Visa/MC/PP directly. There are petitions around that already; we should be supporting them, and creating more as necessary.
    3. Spreading awareness of the real motivations of Collective Shout group. No, they aren’t trying to “protect women”, “protect children” or whatever - they’re religious nutjobs trying to push the Overton Window to the right, until even non-erotic LGBTQ+ content gets banned from those platforms.
    4. Support platforms that don’t cave in to demands, in detriment of platforms that do.