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DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Working today but please keep up the calls, please. Stress that you're upset you can't buy certain products with your card because the merchant isn't allowed to take the card. If the company says, "ask your bank" tell them you already did or call your bank and make THEM call.

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DOG of BLUD @dogblud.myatproto.social · 10/09/2025

I am sincerely hands and knees begging people to do this. The existential threat is getting pretty immense and it's not slowing down, not with the gov't *openly stating* that "consensual porn" is in the crosshairs. *Please* call. Please write physical letters. Please keep the pressure on.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I simply cannot stress it enough. You cannot sit this out. They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised. Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.

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Screen Savor Studios @screensavorstudios.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Daily check in 08/25/2025 So things got a little crazy today. MasterCard refused to create a new complaint for me since my phone number already has 10 on them. Visa went back to its old script both times I called. PayPal however, lost its mind. -

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 20/08/2025

Hey this is really fucking dire! Keep calling Stripe. This aligns with nothing they've previously told us

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SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Just a reminder, banning porn doesn't just mean going after OnlyFans or Pornhub. It also means banning written erotica. Smutty voice audios. Video games with sexual content. Your favorite romantasy novels. Fetish photography. Erotic art. It's never just about pornographic films.

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✦. @beastbait.art · 25/08/2025

YOUR VOICE MATTERS. They have spent billions and billions and years and years convincing us that what we have to say as common folk is worthless because of not paying for their degrees or programs. Our existence is enough. Our comfort is enough.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 24/08/2025

Want some variety in what you call Visa and Mastercard for? Pick a movie with any sort of violent or sexual theme and say you want to buy it, but make sure to tell them about the themes their TOS doesn't allow. Ask them if it's ok bc their own rules sure don't say so and oh man it's just such a mess

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Screen Savor Studios @screensavorstudios.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Daily Check in 08/24/2025 Got to the calls late today, but they were certainly interesting. When I asked PayPal why it was censoring games they told me the government was making them. When I asked which government, they said they didn't have to tell me. Yet another weird excuse from PayPal. -

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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 25/08/2025

Non-consensual mutilation of a person or body part?? that's any piece of media at or above a PG this applies to fucking Home Alone, for god's sake, it's just a confusing list so they can justify censoring anything keep calling

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 25/08/2025

It would be REALLY funny if Visa suddenly got tips from thousands of people reporting every store that has ever carried an official Star Wars movie. Those are just jam-packed with 'non-consentual mutilation of a person or body part', which is apparently against the rules to distribute.

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Talking to indie devs, these things shock them most about adult games: * Adult games are *manually* reviewed by someone at Valve, and this can take weeks * Valve has no clear guidelines on acceptable adult content * Rejections never come with a solid explanation * There is no appeals process

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Esbi (Patience is a Virtue OUT NOW!) @esbi-vndev.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Happy 3 years of Never A Matter Of Time!!! It's been THREE YEARS since I released my first VN, holy shit lol, das crazy :0 Anyway, you know the drill, retrospective here and soundtrack link in replies!! esbi.itch.io/never-a-matt...

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3 years of NAMOT + Soundtrack out!!

Damn, 3 years since I started my VN dev journey, huh? Never A Matter Of Time will always be a bit special to me as the first game I ever finished and released. I don't think I even said that story bef...

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Rainy Studios (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭)–🛍️BL Shop Open!🛍️–Got Laid Off (+=ω=) @samaburime.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

💯No exaggeration this is HANDS DOWN, the BEST, ABSOLUTE BEST talk/video/coverage of the censorship issue I HAVE EVER SEEN. 5 minutes in I knew it was going to be amazing, and EVERY point she made had me going 'YES, THIS EXACTLY!' Please watch this, share it everywhere, & send it to everyone you know

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Screen Savor Studios @screensavorstudios.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Daily check in 08/14/2025 Visa has dropped it's script! Not sure if this was a work form on high because it simply wasn't working, or they've just gotten tired of it, but they're now just accepting the complaints. They're not actually filing them, but they've stopped arguing. Which means-

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Hey, friends! I’m only 10 followers away from 13000! Want to support an openly 🌈queer 🎮indie game dev, 🎙️voice actor, 🎨artist, and 🖌️writer? Give me a follow and help me reach my next milestone! 🦋 🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁 #IndieDev #VNDev #PromoSky

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We're not in theoretical "they could come after sfw queer content LATER" territory anymore. It is being used to come after sfw queer content NOW. Spread this around, send the article to any and every news outlet/content creator you can think of. The alarms need to be sounded And KEEP CALLING

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Rifter Dask @flashfennec.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

No lie, this calling campaign is one of the most effective levers we have at the moment. If we sustain the campaign through the financial quarter we'll be sending a strong message that this administration is bad for business. Please continue making censorship unprofitable.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

twice today, when pressured, Stripe operators have said, plainly, that i cannot use stripe for the purchase of LGBTQ content. not just adult content, but explicitly LGBTQ.

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Mona 🐀 it could happen today @monacht.gay · 11/08/2025

VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE. Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.

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Gentil_Lezard @gentil-lezard.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Don't stop complaining ! @voiddebris.bsky.social anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co

The meme with the guy watching an other girl than his girlfriend, but the thing that interested him is the customer support of Paypal Visa stripe and mastercard to complant about their policy.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

something i tried today that seemed to get good mileage was using the "hey i saw this statement by Visa that said:-" as an opener, and then segueing it into "and i bring that up because i want to buy (mainstream thing that technically is against their content policy. ex: GoT)"

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Esbi (Patience is a Virtue OUT NOW!) @esbi-vndev.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

oh hey good morning worl- CARDIACS ARE BACK???????????????? ??????? ????????????? ? ????????????? I'm not even gonna listen to the single but if it really keeps that Tim Smith touch like everyone says holy shit we're so back

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Screen Savor Studios @screensavorstudios.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Daily check in 08/08/2024 We're closing in on two weeks of calling! Paypal is back to playing dumb, Visa is sticking to the script, MasterCard is really tired of this, and Stripe still won't answer the phone. I'm considering doing my calls live tomorrow on Twitch.-

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Spooky Scary Tangled Virus. OOOOOOH SPPOOOOOOCKY. @tangledvirus.itch.io · 08/08/2025

I'm seeing less posts about the Visa/Mastercard situation and I'm here to remind you to call them! Keep those phone lines busy! Send them letters if you want! Don't do e-mail cause they'll just ignore you! We need to fight this now and fight for long because otherwise things won't change.

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Meiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @meiri.itch.io · 08/08/2025

My favorite whimsical gremlin only has one audition so far 😭 black VAs where are y'all!! This is a super fun role, you get to unleash your inner theater kid and spread the joy and whimsy 🤧 #VNDev #voiceactor #castingcall #voiceactors

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

This means Mastercard in particular is actively afraid of people bringing up Riot's connection to them negatively. I think people should raid Riot's official livestreams and start spamming things like: "#SaveSpeech from Mastercard!" "MASTERCARD HATES THIS --> (.)(.)" "#stopkillinggames" and more

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tamm - NEW COMIC ON ITCH RIGHT NOW @tammdraws.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Zoom is already saying they're pushing for them to stop selling Duke and GTA. This is the line. I will keep saying it over and over because it really it do or die time.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 07/08/2025

oh this is devious

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Elseth Games @elsethgames.com · 06/08/2025

NANI!? A game about quarter life crisis? ⏳ Re:Curse is a time-travel mystery #visualnovel that weaves themes of grief, connection, found-family, and hope in dark times. Wishlist us on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3902580/... Demo: elseth.itch.io/recurse #visualnovel #gamedev #indiegames

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

With ongoing pressure campaigns, not everyone can push 100% all the time If you and maybe a friend or two can jump in "late"? You give people a chance to recharge their batteries, so they can take over again once you need to recharge yours Its a marathon, not a race

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Coffee cat @honeyedcoffee.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money. Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.

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arimia @arimiadev.com · 05/08/2025

playing the dumb southern valley girl on calls today and it's really, really effective. you can prattle on and on and they won't stop you because you're just a confused customer! why am I seeing all these news stories and headlines that my cards are banning websites? are these websites even safe??

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Hey, it would mean so much to me if y'all kept up the pressure with phone calls to payment processors to show to them how much people care and that they can't just ignore it—my livelihood depends on adult games not being censored! You can find info and phone scripts here: stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Stop payment processors from censoring games!

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Alexis Royce @alexisroyce.ink · 05/08/2025

Wow you busted that coat off fast. Let's get those pants off pronto. Comment below with your experience! Each call/letter earns points, but they gotta be new! If I liked the reply yesterday, it's been counted and can't be used again! Check yellat.money for numbers, information, and scripts!

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Strip for Stripe

Find phone numbers
at yellat.money!

Comment below with your
experience calling a payment
processor, earn points with each
call you've made today!

1 point
Visa, Mastercard, Your Bank,
Representative/Senator/MP

2 points
Stripe, Paypal

3 points
Physical Letter (Anywhere)

Second Goal 40 points Vest & Trousers

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Meiri Games 🎮🇧🇷 Game Dev / Queer Games @meiri.itch.io · 05/08/2025

⭐PAID CASTING CALL (3M/3F)⭐ Looking for QUEER VAs to bring my dream visual novel's demo to life! Trans, sapphic, aroace spectrum encouraged. ▶️Paid! ▶️Deadline August 19th. Recordings late August-September. MORE INFO: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Pls share! #VNDev #voiceactor #castingcall

Promotional artwork for Doce Fim, a videogame currently in the development, showcasing most of its main cast. The backgrounds has a watercolor-like effect behind each character.

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Screen Savor Studios @screensavorstudios.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Daily Check in 08/04/2025 Today was WILD! Started off calling PayPal and when I mentioned that I was calling about the take down of adult games, the lady on the other end went BALLISTIC. She insisted that PayPal has NEVER allowed PORNOGRAPHY to be purchased through it, and when I brought up -

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Maeve! @maevequinzley.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Reminder that we haven't actually seen any results yet. Itch reindexing free NSFW content and Valve making a public statement are not results, they're distractions. The *bare minimum results* is a retraction of the restrictions placed on Itch and Steam.

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milk+ visual @milkplus.moe · 25/07/2025

There is now a link that contains comprehensive information on how to contact all card companies and payment processors involved. yellat.money

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Protect Queer Creators and Sex Workers - Tell Payment Processors to STOP

TELL VISA, MASTERCARD, STRIPE, and PayPal to STOP

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