All NSFW games on Itch are now hidden by default.

[DuniX]

Will we see them start targeting anime?

What do you mean start?
High School settings have already been yeeted.
And any anime character that isn't a milf.

 

[Benn Swagger]

I am genuinely upset.. I worry what will happen next. Will Steam just remove all of their 18+ games? Will we see them start targeting anime? I have seen a lot of people online denounce these games and say that we are perverts or losers for enjoying them, but humanity has a need to coom.

These people are the same group who want to ban GTA 5 because it has simulation of killing people, particularly killing women. Also has simple sex in car simulation when hiring whores.

The porn games thing is just an excuse for them, they don't really anti-sex or anti-porn. Because if they do, Porn Hub and Onlyfans should be their main target as it's actually concern with real women. But they knew it will get backlash from majority Feminist group who support 'My body my choice'.

So they target porn games that mostly made by men, even when video games character are fictional. These are Karen who despise men. What's men like ? ... video games and sex. Thus, they want it's gone.

You say Anime, yes, they've tried it before.

 

[beerpig]

I think it all stems from the fact that the wrong people have gained too much power in society.

It sickens me that religious fanatics, sexually frustrated feminists, impotent people / asexuals, woke activists, and who knows what other scum within society determine what the rest of society is allowed to do and what it is not.

The group causing this is a bunch of Christians (Collective Shout) that associates itself with right wing activism.

 

[Ezyrn]

Some Japanese politician wants to fight back :

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[DuniX]

Some Japanese politician wants to fight back :

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If they can make their payment processors actually independent and extend their reach internationally then something like DLsite might be a viable alternative.
Even if you have to go through all kinds of hoops to make that work.

 

[beerpig]

Just deleted my itch.io account, with the following reason:

If itch.io is willing to play along puritan payment providers in their crusade against NSFW content, then I do not want to be part of this site any more.

I encourage anyone who can reasonably do the same to do it. To put some pressure on itch.io, so they fight back against the Mastercard, Visa, Paypal mafia.

 

[bennnn]

Some Japanese politician wants to fight back :

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Don't think they can do anything. To do any difference, big companies and big names should stand for defence, but since their money will be under threat, they won'to do it. I maybe too negative and pessimistic, but days of total global censorship are coming.

 

[Deleted member 9257078]

Don't think they can do anything. To do any difference, big companies and big names should stand for defence, but since their money will be under threat, they won'to do it. I maybe too negative and pessimistic, but days of total global censorship are coming.

It's been here for a while, but people didn't notice. Mainly because the content being censored was generally unpopular among the masses.

 

[peterppp]

Just deleted my itch.io account, with the following reason:

I encourage anyone who can reasonably do the same to do it. To put some pressure on itch.io, so they fight back against the Mastercard, Visa, Paypal mafia.

you dont think they have enough pressure as it is from the payment processors? if steam couldnt say no to them, how do you think itch can? they are small. what are they gonna do?

 

[beerpig]

you dont think they have enough pressure as it is from the payment processors? if steam couldnt say no to them, how do you think itch can? they are small. what are they gonna do?

They have pressure to remove the content, not to leave it alone. And they've been nonchalant about the whole thing in public communication, even calling the payment processors their "partners".

 

[RPDL]

Just deleted my itch.io account, with the following reason:

You deleted your account before waiting to see what they're going to do? lol
Bet you didn't delete your steam account.

 

[peterppp]

They have pressure to remove the content, not to leave it alone. And they've been nonchalant about the whole thing in public communication, even calling the payment processors their "partners".

and you think pressure from players to leave it weighs more than pressure to remove it? how are itch gonna stay up to leave the games if they lose the payment processors? why do you think steam caved? what should they have done instead?

 

[Nullx54]

Why some people still not realize who's these Collective Shout are ?

They are Karens !
THEY ARE "THE KARENS" !!
THEY ARE THE FUCKING KARENS !!!

They're not doing it because they have religious morality.
They're not doing it because the Feminist agenda for equality.
They're not doing it because Leftist or Right-wing propaganda.

THEY'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE THEIR BORING LIFE !
THEY ARE MISERABLE AND WANT YOU ALSO BECOME MISERABLE !

You will always find their history full of inconsistency, because they have no foundation or loyalty.
Many of them are not looking for money, they already have decent income from their spouse or their real job.

Karen are like this ... you and your friends are hang out in a spot, having great fun time. Then these Karens looks at you, then they come to you. Then start lecturing you're being loud and annoy people, but you're not annoying people and you're in public spaces. Then they start accusing you for illegal gathering, but it's free to do it. Then they start taking your drinks and accusing you being drunk. And more and more, until it's become a real confrontation. Then these Karens will call the Police and start the victimize-mode. Those are Karen's mentality. They're not doing it for some "life purpose". They just hate you for having some FUN !

I rest my case.

 

[laundrymachine]

*white conservatives do a bunch of white conservative things*
online geniuses: what are we a bunch of arabs?

 

[mystero]

I am just waiting until all NSFW business goes crypto. Pornhub was neutered by mastercard years ago, then patreon. Quite a few AI chatbot sites I have been using have been shadow banned by masterbard/paypal. Seems like a good time to go crypto. Feels like some darkweb shit lol

 

[laundrymachine]

When the value of your currency is driven by spectacle and prone to dramatic change in short periods of time, and a myriad of vulnerabilities, nobody will want to use it.

 

[beerpig]

and you think pressure from players to leave it weighs more than pressure to remove it? how are itch gonna stay up to leave the games if they lose the payment processors?

It doesn't need to weight more; only enough to force them to at least try to fight back.

what should they have done instead?

For a start, they should stop using corporate speech filthied with euphemisms to defend Visa and the likes,

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:

the organization Collective Shout launched a campaign against Steam and itch.io, directing concerns to our payment processors about the nature of certain content found on both platforms.

To ensure that we can continue to operate and provide a marketplace for all developers, we must prioritize our relationship with our payment partners and take immediate steps towards compliance.

Emphasis mine in all cases. It's almost like they don't want people to see Collective Shout and Visa + MasterCard as bullies threatening their platform, but as "partners".

Not fighting back, in this case, is the same as siding with those payment processors and Collective Shout.

 

[RPDL]

When the value of your currency is driven by spectacle and prone to dramatic change in short periods of time, and a myriad of vulnerabilities, nobody will want to use it.

This is true, however you need to keep it within reason.

If you buy 20 bucks of bitcoin to buy an adult VN and bitcoin suddenly loses a massive 10% in value and you suddenly have only 18 bucks. Losing 2 dollars really isn't that big a deal and most of the time, you've already spent it anyway. After all, you got the BTC to buy the game, not leave it sitting in your wallet, right?

It's not as scary as people seem to think, it's just another currency in your wallet.

 

[laundrymachine]

This is true, however you need to keep it within reason.

If you buy 20 bucks of bitcoin to buy an adult VN and bitcoin suddenly loses a massive 10% in value and you suddenly have only 18 bucks. Losing 2 dollars really isn't that big a deal and most of the time, you've already spent it anyway. After all, you got the BTC to buy the game, not leave it sitting in your wallet, right?

It's not as scary as people seem to think, it's just another currency in your wallet.

Consumers are one thing. This kind of hemorrhaging of money is intolerable for retailers.

 

[peterppp]

It doesn't need to weight more; only enough to force them to at least try to fight back.

For a start, they should stop using corporate speech filthied with euphemisms to defend Visa and the likes,

You must be registered to see the links

:

Emphasis mine in all cases. It's almost like they don't want people to see Collective Shout and Visa + MasterCard as bullies threatening their platform, but as "partners".

Not fighting back, in this case, is the same as siding with those payment processors and Collective Shout.

so you would be happy if they said "our scumsucking payment overlords" instead? and risk getting banned?

that's just words. do you think they enjoy bending the knee? of course they dont