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Pucarúin @pucaruin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Huge thank you to @ainmhicon.ie for such a fun first con (for them & me)!

Picture of seal plushes, crocheted racoon & Toothless the dragon on a table with convention book sign by staff behind.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Germany has joined the opposing nations! Thats 8 total now! The preliminary vote is being done TOMORROW sept 12th. The main vote is on october 18th, but everyone in the EU should especially yell at their representatives TODAY to see if we can secure any last minute opposition before prelim!

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

If you want a place to start fighting back vs Visa and Mastercard and you live in these regions? Heres a great thing you can do to get your activism start Live elsewhere? Look into whether your govt has any similar petitions, or what you can do to start one yourself

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Lady Anastasia White @anastasia.housewhite.art · 10/09/2025

If you didn't care about the porn ban before, you need to now. Because they're banning fucking cat ears. Cat. Ears. CAT EARS. C A T E A R S

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unangbangkay @unangbangkay.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

DON'T stop calling but DO stop listing what the payment is for, if that was a thing you're doing *wearily* don't ask don't tell is back, and it's for everything now

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SUGARLESSPAINTS! @sugarlesspaints.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

This is why you cannot let them win once, after that they become obsessed with censoring and controlling everything to the point you cannot even negotiate.

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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Oh, oh I -like- this. If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇

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Rick or Treat @theotherrickfox.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

This is why you keep at these motherfuckers with your calls. Do. Not. Stop.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Since MB doesn't seem active on here and it's worth seeing a crosspost

Screenshot reading: "They come for porn first because it's one of the easiest things to vilify and the most embarrassing to defend. Because so many of us will automatically laugh at anyone saying 'my inability to purchase/access tentacle hentai is a serious threat to free speech' even when it 100% is"

Screenshot reading: "Have concerns about the Orwellian digital ID pilot program? Good to know you support child predators. Don't think two private companies should have unilateral say over what kind of art can or can't be sold? Touch grass, gooner. A few thought-terminating cliches end all arguments. You have to fight back now, you have to fight back hard, and you have to fight for the stuff you think is gross and creepy and stupid, because the taboo topics you care about are next"

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LHuxlux @lhuxlux.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Mastercard, Visa and Paypal can excuse an unsafe website like Roblox, which is aimed at children and is suing people who collaborate with authorities to arrest predators but they draw the line when Steam doesn't want to remove adult games that don't pretend to glorify some topics

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Tanookris’s Mask @tanookris.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP!! We are winning, but we have not won fully!!! Keep calling!! stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Stop payment processors from censoring games!

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Ofcom says that if you refuse to censor yourself under the Online Safety Act, it will force payment processors and ISPs to stop doing business with you. When the government can't shut you up, the banks and credit cards will. Absolutely terrifying. www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...

From an Ofcom guidance:

Business disruption measures
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Business disruption measures are orders made by a court on an application from Ofcom.
They apply to third parties which are able to disrupt the provision of the regulated service and thereby reduce the risk of harm to UK citizens and consumers. The third party need not be an Ofcom regulated entity and may not have had any previous dealings with Ofcom.
The Act provides for four types of business disruption measure:
a) a service restriction order;
b) an interim service restriction order;
c) an access restriction order; and
d) an interim access restriction order.
A service restriction order is an order applying to one or more providers of 'ancillary services' to a non-compliant regulated service. An ancillary service is a service that facilitates the provision of the regulated service (or part of it) (for example, payment processing services) or one that displays or promotes content in relation to the regulated service (for example an ad server). 110 The criteria with which a court must be satisfied to grant an application for an order are set out in section 144(3) and (4) of the Act and include that the court must be satisfied that the service provider has failed and is continuing to fail with an enforceable requirement or with a Technology Notice under section 121(1) of the Act. 111 A service restriction order requires the ancillary service against which an order is obtained to take steps aimed at disrupting the relevant regulated service in the UK...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

if you are a COMMISSIONER/customer of NSFW content, or if you are a SFW creator, this is your chance to to really have our back with regard to Paypal specifically

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Iantos @iantos.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

NCOSE is an anti-porn, Christian morality group that used to be known as Morality in Media. They have campaigned against gay marriage and sex ed. They published an article called "Connecting the Dots: The Line Between Gay Marriage and Mass Murders". So yeah...anyway, KEEP CALLING PAYMENT PROCESSORS!

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BBBen and his Big Brass Band @bbbengames.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

MasterCard CLAIMS they are fine with any legal game being sold, but they are secretly forcing censorship of legal games through intermediaries. If MasterCard wants to pretend they aren't for censorship, they need to change rule 5.12.7. (Source: GameDeveloper.com)

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tamm - NEW COMIC ON ITCH RIGHT NOW @tammdraws.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I cannot describe how fucking happy it makes me seeing journalists just pointing out that they're lying. Once again, if you're calling, bringing up these articles as why you're calling is a VERY good idea. Why are they lying? Why are they refusing to process legal transactions?

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Daztoons - Order BitFlip today! (link in Bio) @daztoons.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Don't stop now, if you haven't called, Visa, PayPal and/or Stripe, make some time to do so! We can't stop just as we're getting results from this! We can do it 🔥🔥🔥

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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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NiixARTs @niixarts.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Time has changed

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

In summary: - This call campaign needs to last at least a month - As many calls as possible, so bring your friends - Make sure each call lasts as long as possible - Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this

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Bertine van Hövell 🛝 Gamescom @baroness.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The artistic freedom of game developers is fundamental to games as a cultural medium. Any restrictions improsed by payment service providers or games platforms must not exceed the legal limits.
In Germany, thanks in part to the USK, clear, binding and established rules apply that must be adhered to. Furthermore, creative forms of expressions or certain themes in games, such as diversity, must not be targeted by individual interests or campaigns from particularly vocal groups, as is currently observed on Steam or itch.io. The terms and conditions of global payment service providers such as Visa, Mastercard, or Paypal must not conflict with European values such as freedom of expression or artistic freedom.
We therefore call on the companies involved to design their rules and offerings in a manner that ensures complicance with applicable laws and prevents overblocking.

Signed,
Felix Falk,
Managing Director of GAME

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Ruby Chocolate Kitsune ✨ @the.choco.one · 30/07/2025

How about we stop gerrymandering our pearl-clutching over the Visa censorship and who should get targeted; and instead focus on the fact they're literally pushing all of us off the Internet? Could we do that? The things you make exceptions for are closer to what you like than you might think. 💝

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Oberon @oberonjack.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Pretty sure Visa is recording phone numbers now, I have called them several times now. Last few times as soon as they pick up I get "we have already provided you with all the relevant information, we will now be disconnecting the call" and hangs up before I can even speak

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Pucarúin @pucaruin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Bandcamp is one the few sites where you can still buy music you want to own too! Pay for ownership, ruin the subscriptions using loss leading to ruin the Internet, prove to artist we want to pay fair prices for their work.

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Fynikz @fynikz.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

On the payment processor thing, there is something more impactful you can do. If you have a card with a yearly fee, call your bank/issuer and ask them to downgrade it. Cite the Collective Shout thing as your reason. This is a loss of money for them so they take it more seriously than a complaint 1/3

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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/07/2025

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.

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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?

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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

if your use of paypal is primarily as a customer or otherwise are NOT somebody that makes a living off adult work, you are the best people to pressure paypal! there is a risk of retaliation for adult creators, but if you don't have that risk, please call!

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Lamb 🔞 🔜 MFF @lustylamb.com · 27/07/2025

As expected seeing ppl backpedaling on the itch thing now that there's a list of the unacceptable content and it includes stuff that's "too gross" It's all of us or none of us. Our enemies have made that clear. I would rather work side by side with a freak than with a fascist.

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Shaaloani Roadhead 🔜 Claws Out @hyenablood.yeen.world · 30/07/2025

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.

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.

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✨🎠グルーピー @dismalwether.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

so when i was calling earlier, the mastercard supervisor mentioned something like, 8000 calls that they've gotten over the weekend. Just wanna say keep it up, keep up the good work, i'll continue to do my part. Let's make 2025 the year of not rolling over anymore

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Frankenstein's MonsPubis 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏴‍☠️ @samanthaduke.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

When you call Visa & Mastercard, please remember that the person on the other end of the line isn't the corporate fucks who created this situation, but just another working human Be kind with people But continue to fuck up the system 🔥☠️🔥

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Refireset @refireset.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

C) Your child can steal from you identity documents or credit cards to bypass the stupid fence and it won't be the first time where this happens. So, even if you try it, it's useless. Just a tool for collecting MORE data.

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Choco Spice @chocotaurnsfw.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

If you've ever felt like the walls are closing in on LGBTQ and adult creators: call your payment processors. Finally, there's a coordinated action, a chance to actually push back, but it *has* to be in this present window of time, while the attention is on the issue and the iron is hot.

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Arvy @arvy.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This current payment processor crisis is a perfect example of how unelected and largely unknown groups of people affect the world by purely economic means It’s preposterous (and honestly really stupid) and I highly recommend you check the link below to learn more

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab. Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls. If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.

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Pucarúin @pucaruin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Americans have forced reviews on previous bills before. Do it again. Your companies are a backbone of the Internet, you are the front line. The EU can't babysit Internet legislation forever.

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