Payment processors recently threatened to cut off Steam and itch.io after pressure from the activist group Collective Shout. Collective Shout achieved this by flooding executive and support inboxes with coordinated complaints.
We can respond in kind through the magic of AI.
Template prompt for ChatGPT:
“Draft a 150‑word email, from the perspective of a consumer, to <processor> requesting that they rescind their threat to suspend payments to <platform>, over legal adult content. Threaten to switch to alternative processors or stable coin, and to submit complaints to regulatory bodies. Suggest a title and recipient email addresses.”
We can respond in kind through the magic of AI.
- Use any large‑language model (e.g., ChatGPT) to draft complaint emails.
- Target: CEO, trust‑and‑safety lead, and general counsel of [Processor A], [Processor B], etc. Their addresses are public in SEC filings and press releases; an LLM can extract them.
- Keep one email per recipient; no mass BCC blasts.
Template prompt for ChatGPT:
“Draft a 150‑word email, from the perspective of a consumer, to <processor> requesting that they rescind their threat to suspend payments to <platform>, over legal adult content. Threaten to switch to alternative processors or stable coin, and to submit complaints to regulatory bodies. Suggest a title and recipient email addresses.”