Reindexing adult NSFW content - Developer Updates
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Today, we are re-indexing free adult NSFW content . We are still in ongoing discussions with payment processors and will be re-introducing paid content slowly to ensure we can confidently support the
  • @[email protected]English
    3•2 hours ago

    I’ll just copy and paste what I wrote elsewhere

    I have to say since this whole anti porn in games thing has happened, I’ve ironically exposed myself to more porn games.

    Before I wouldn’t imagine playing porn games. Ever since the itch unban, I’ve tried a few games on itch.io to see what the fuss was about and got absolutely hooked on Queens Brothel - to the point where I’ve paid for the full version on Patreon.

    If the Christian brothers and sisters at Collective Shout wanted less people exposed to porn games, lol. lmao even.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•3 hours ago

    So if the problem is payment, what stops a company from selling “tokens” and those tokens can be redeemed for “anything”?

    That way the visa / mastercard assholes can suck a cock, no?

    • Rob T FireflyEnglish
      1•2 hours ago

      Add some massive unregulated grifting and hideous environmental consequences to your idea, and you’ve just invented Bitcoin.

    • JohnEdwaEnglish
      10•4 hours ago

      A payment processor tells that they either remove the porn games, or they will remove the ability to pay for all games for them. The only company that can stand up to them in any way is one large enough to call the bluff and the payment processor wouldn’t be willing to actually lose.

      And that list is basically Amazon, Apple, Google and stuff like that, and definitely not a tiny thing like itch.io.

      • @[email protected]English
        6•4 hours ago

        Valve stands a better chance of making a stand, but it’s still a single sandbag vs a tsunami

        • @[email protected]English
          6•4 hours ago

          Valve was the first to fold. And apparently it wasn’t to Visa or Mastercard but to some intermediaries. Not sure how much pull those have, but probably still pretty big given what happened.

          • @[email protected]English
            3•3 hours ago

            Yeah, Valve folded first, but with itch pushing back a little it gives me hope that Valve will do the same, but with a little more teeth.

    • @[email protected]English
      21•13 hours ago

      Itch.io is currently saying the problem is Stripe, and maybe Visa.

      Historically (ex: https://otakuusamagazine.com/visa-and-mastercard-refuse-to-work-with-another-doujinshi-retailer/), I’d say Mastercard and Visa are both to blame. But the jury is still out on wtf is going on here.

      I’m not sure who pressured Steam. But Itch.io (https://aftermath.site/steam-itch-porn-censorship-collective-shout-visa-mastercard-paypal) is claiming Stripe and Visa are pressuring them.

      (Speaking with Aftermath, Itch’s founder, Leaf Corcoran, specifically cited a notice from Visa as an incident that led to the sudden deindexing of so many games).

  • @[email protected]English
    5•13 hours ago

    If they make it free but adapt some content lock for further progress, which you can get by donating to dev? It would not be too bad, be better for the dev as no cut is taken by itch

  • @[email protected]English
    11•16 hours ago

    Heard about this earlier. The situation sucks, but at least this is better than nothing.