Comment on Itch.io apologise for "frustration and confusion" after delisting thousands of NSFW projects

• stephen01king@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So you expect governments like the Trump administration or Saudi Arabia will less likely block porn games than for profit companies?

  You do realise this happened because thousands of people called the payment processors to complain about it, which means with thousands of people, you can pressure these companies to change their mind again. Try doing that to your own government, let alone a foreign government.

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  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s literally what calling your government representatives is. You’re supposed to be able to pressure your representative to represent you.

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    • MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I agree with your statement, but we are currently seeing politicians actively ignore their constituents wishes on policy.

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    • stephen01king@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Your government representative only has a voice in the government, but they don't control it. Calling for profit companies en masse pushes your message directly to the people in charge who are scared of losing profits over this.

      Tell me, when has calling your representatives ever resulted in a change in government policy within a reasonable time span? How often does a government do a major change in policy without you needing to vote someone out first?

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      • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        en masse

        That sounds wonderful to me, I just want that mass of righteous people to write down all of their ideas so future generations can continue their work even after the fervor has died down. I call those ideas laws and regulations and the ongoing spirit of that mass of righteous people a government, but I’m not too attached to semantics.

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  • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    At the moment, they’re already at risk of being removed by the government, who can make them illegal, and simultaneously at risk of being removed by payment processors, who can prevent the stores from operating. It makes no difference to the government whether they’re also the payment processor. They could remove them anyway. Having two entities with unilateral power to remove something can’t be worse than just having one of them.

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    • stephen01king@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The US goverment can't make porn illegal in another country. A US owned payment processor can force other stores in other countries that uses their service to save money to ban porn as well. You're just advocating for giving governments of wealthier countries more control over smaller ones. I say no thanks to that nightmare scenario.

      Why don't you prove your government can do their job and prevent payment processors from being such massive monopolies and maybe I'd trust that they won't immediately abuse their power.

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  • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    you can pressure these companies to change their mind again. Try doing that to your own government,

    Jesus christ.

    Okay, buddy, I’m giving you homework: you need to attend 10 city halls and 5 protests by the end of this year.

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    • stephen01king@piefed.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Tell me when you guys finally get free healthcare and sane gun control laws.

      How about something simpler, then? Get back to me when you guys finally stop funding Israel's genocide.

      Even easier? Get your government to stop vetoing any UN resolution for a ceasefire in Palestine.

      Show me how easy it is to change your government's mind. I'll wait.

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      • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Why should it be easy? Do you only do things that are easy? Was World War II easy?

        Your forefathers spent months, years, working on projects some of them didn’t even live to see completed. You want your activism to be easy? This is pathetic.

        Of what use are you to humanity if the only victories you’ll reach for are ones doable over a saturday? Whose grandchildren should even bother to remember your name?

        When we win this one back, I think VISA should restrict you specifically from buying any porn games.

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