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It seems that at the same time Bsky enforced stupid censorship policies, they now ask for money for feeds to actually work properly.
There's no way in HELL I'm paying for a feature that used to be free, esp a glorified tag grabing bot. Roll it back. @bsky.app

Si ne voulez pas participer à la déshumanisation des personnes malades et handicapées, agissez et renoncez à la PPL « Aide à mourir. »

La lutte contre le validisme ce n’est pas seulement quand ça vous arrange.

and remember, DO NOT STOP CALLING.

ive updated the phone call cheat sheet one more time!

imgur: imgur.com/a/sC2YqPA

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

Just a reminder that Collective Shout is a right wing group that protects actual pedophiles and rapists while claiming to be fighting for survivors of sexual assault

People really needto start investigating Collective Shout, absolutely no way Visa would listen to a random org

bsky.app/profile/alex...

Oh my god the PayPal call was SO FUNNY. The guy on the phone was like "We don't allow processing payments for explicit material." So I hit him with "So if I were to go and purchase a copy of Game of Thrones online, my payment would be blocked?" I think it clicked for him then.

screenshotting to agree not dunk since her quotes are disabled but; if you're making payment processor calls and you hit this, I think bringing up Game Of Thrones is such a huge brain strategy to throw at a layperson. GoT was HUGE and has all the shit Collective Shout weaponized to start this.

made an addition at the bottom that mentions GOSRN, exodus cry, collective shout and more as the source of the lobbying behind these kinds of policies

its important that we connect these issues and the real world effects they have with them in the public eye!

The fact that itchio is looking into alternate payment options and talking about all this like an ongoing situation instead of being like "these are the new rules and always will be, fuck off" says a lot about how much they care about this. I know you want to yell at them but they're working hard

People need to remember: ITCH IS BACKED INTO A CORNER OF A SITUATION THEY CAN'T CONTROL.

Our TARGETS are VISA, MASTERCARD, STRIPE, AND COLLECTIVE SHOUT, aim for them.

IIRC isn't one of those Collective Shout women involved in this one?

WHY? On July 2025, Steam, a popular storefront to purchase games on PC, and itch.io, a storefront that sells games, comics, tools, resources and much more, have recently delisted several NSFW games, after the group Collective Shout published an open letter to payment processors such as Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and more. As a result of this letter, payment processors have strongarmed Valve and itch.io into enforcing restrictive new TOS policies on what kind of content their platforms can host and sell. Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal have been censoring free speech and legal business on the internet for TOO LONG. Their most recent targets are Steam and Itch.io, but they have also been pressuring websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans and MORE for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content platiorms and their users can host and sell. If we as consumers and creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard. HOW? BOMBARD THEM WITH PHONE CALLS Collective Shout, the organization that lobbied to have Steam and Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa and MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyians to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging their phone lines for an extended perlou, over a mont at the absolute least, will almost gudrantee that these compantes will at least have to pay attention to the backlash. this list is not exhaustive. but some contact points for the 4 targets are: 1. VISA: (US + Can): +1 [8001-847-2911 US option selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3 2. MASTERCARD: (US): +1 (8001-307-7309 US option selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1 Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111 3. STRIPE: (Headquarters): +118881 963-8955 (France): +33 805-11-19-67 Stripe: complaints@stripe.com 4. PAYPAL: (US): +1 (888)-221-1161 (outside US): 1-402-935-2050 Customer Service: +1 (877)-569-1116

Cheat Sheet v.2

nothing from the prior version is incorrect, but ive made it a little easier to read, plus included a bit more helpful information

imgur link: imgur.com/a/wWaLY2i

more comprehensive info can be found here:
stop-paypros.neocities.org
yellat.money

MAKE YOUR CALLS!!!

We've posted an addendum FAQ to our original blog post about NSFW content. You can read it here: itch.io/updates/upda...

Thank you for your patience as we navigate through this. We're upset too. We're doing what we can but there are still many unknowns at this point.

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?

Steam and itch.io have removed thousands of video games in recent weeks deemed to be "adult content" in order to comply with strict rules from payment processors like Mastercard.

These policies censor artists engaged in lawful speech. Mastercard shouldn't be the gatekeepers of our digital freedom.

WE ARE MAKING A SITE LIST! If you are an indie game developer/ creator affected by steam and itch.io's crackdown on NSFW/erotic media and you are going to put the mesia that was taken down by the site or yourself on your own site OR a general itch.io creator who has their work available on their own website, send me the link!

⚠️Are you a creator who risks censorship by payment processors whose work is available on their own website, or even just a creator who prefers to distribute independently?⚠️

SHOW ME YOUR WORK! I am making a list so people can easily find you!

Reply or DM with links, or fill out the form in thread.

my horror vn, sweetest monster refrain, was removed from itchio. it was only available on itch so now it can't be accessed anywhere. i didn't receive an email about this or any warning.
thanks a lot itch thats really cool 👍

so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

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A character reference sheet for Genesis, my Touchstarved oc. On the right is a full body of him standing and studying his raised bandaged hand. Beside his head says "5'10". In the middle is a bust of him with one elbow propped up, leaning his cheek against his hand and holding himself with the other arm. In the top between the two is a closeup of his purple eye. He's wearing a long, open overcoat, has his long hair braided with two ribbons, one white and one lilac, and both of his hands are bandaged up to the elbows. There's a small cut scar on his right eyebrow, and black magic scars crawling over his arms and up to his right eye. One the left is text that reads "The Alchemist" with two glass bottles beside it, one filled with pink powder and the other with purple liquid. Under his name "Genesis" there's a text box that reads "he/him. 26. December 30th. existentialist." A larger text box at the bottom left details facts: - His scars are the result of a bad magic accident when he was a child. - He can't touch anyone or he curses them. - If he can't find a cure for his curse he'd rather die. - He's in love with Vere. - If Vere wants to kill him so be it. - He's not actually a big alchemy fan, he was just kind of made to study it. - If things were different he'd like to be a writer. Anyway—

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