Banning Adult Games
Hi Everyone!
If you are unaware.
Itch has shadow banned adult games.
Steam has updated their terms of service to follow whatever Visa/Mastercard want.
Other sites around the world are also doing the same. I wanted to post a couple of petitions. I am unsure if they will do anything, but right now there isn't much we can do.
Updated Petition
Previous Petition
ACLU Petition
https://action.aclu.org/petition/mastercard-sex-work-work-end-your-unjust-policy
Visa Inc.
https://investor.visa.com/corporate-governance/contact-the-board/default.aspx#emailForm
Phone: 1-800-847-2911 OR +1-303-967-1096 (international)
Mail: c/o the Chairman, CEO, General Counsel or Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA 94128
businessconduct@visa.com
globalmedia@visa.com
Mastercard Inc.
https://b2b.mastercard.com/contact-us/
Corporate Office: 914-249-2000
Operations Center in Missouri: 636-722-6100
investor.relations@mastercard.com
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
https://x.com/AskPayPal
Phone: 1-888-221-1161
Mail: PayPal Headquarters, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, California 95131
EEOMALegalSpecialist@paypal.com <---HERE!!
executiveescalations@paypal.com
(!!)Most importantly(!!), those in the USA should consider contacting their Congressmen (phone or email) and tell them you want to support these bills:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/401
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/987
I would urge them to support it, and even urge them to strengthen the wording of it to put more restrictions on credit card companies, not just banks. ( How to find your congressman[www.congress.gov] )
Then, I think those in the USA should contact the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and file a complaint. Doing this next is good, as its the most consumer focused:
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
Phone: 1-855-411-2372
Mail: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552
Following that, submit a detailed complaint detailing the issues to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division or FTC:
Department of Justice – Antitrust Division
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
Phone: 1-855-411-2372
Mail: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552
Federal Trade Commission
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
Phone: 1-877-382-4357
Mail: Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580
EXAMPLE LETTER TO VISA HERE:
Example how to easily draft a complaint letter using AI in 1 minute:
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/601910394159768811/?ctp=12#c601910705326661971
You can support the Change[dot]org Petition:
Tell MasterCard, Visa & Activist Groups: Stop Controlling What We Can Watch, Read, or Play[www.change.org]
Steam Post Linking To all These Things - https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/601910394159768811/
Comments (2)
no one ever expects the puritan inquisition ;)
signed just now -- Thanks for the heads up