Not “pressure group”. Radical religious groups trying to control everything everywhere.
man these canaries keep dropping dead for some reason, I’m not sure why we had them
I feel like I used to know but I’m getting kinda sleepy and it’s sorta hard to breathe
This is so dumb. . I bet those guys actually watch the most porn.
100%
Almost invariably people like this have a crippling porn addiction and refuse to believe that they’re the ones with the problem. They delude themselves into believing that if the porn just didn’t exist that there wouldn’t be a problem anymore.
Every acccusation is a confession etc etc
Whether it is this or tracking/disallowing firearms purchases, the payment processors should not be making editorial decisions on legal commerce.
If the item or service is legal in the jurisdiction, the payment processors should be on the hook for agnostically allowing the transactions. Period.
How do I start a payment processor?
Can I use it to pay for blackjack and hookers?
Yes. If it’s legal in your jurisdiction.
Research Swift or CIPS
And “how” did they pressure the payment processors? Pressure on central deciders or what? Spicy data on them?
And couldn’t they influence elections that way?
Go listen to the first season of the Hot Money podcast, it’ll explain it in much better detail than I’ll remember. Essentially VISA and MasterCard don’t like the reputational damage of being associated with certain types of porn. It’s not a hill they’re willing to die on. If you want your app to accept online payment you’ve got to be in line with what they find acceptable.
I find that unacceptable.
For what it’s worth I don’t think they particularly want the role either but until someone destroys the duopoly they have it’s the way it’s going to be.
Its the only thing I go to itch.io for.
I guess I’ll go to the F95zone instead.
I don’t like the precedent that Collective Shout set, but this is a VERY positive side effect. Love to see it.
