2025-07-24
Itch.io is removing NSFW games to comply with payment processors' rules
Itch.io has deindexed and hidden all adult games from its browse and search pages to make sure it doesn't lose the ability to sell with the payment processors it uses. The gaming marketplace, which mainly hosts titles from indie developers, has admitted in an announcement that it wasn't able to give creators advance notice. It "had to act urgently to protect the platform’s core payment infrastructure," it said, because the "situation developed rapidly."
The website explained that it recently came under the scrutiny of its payment processors after an organization called Collective Shout launched a campaign against Steam and itch.io. Collective Shout, which describes itself as an Austral [...]
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Video Games Weekly: Censorship and stolen puritanical valor
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VILE: Exhumed is an unjust casualty in Steam's sweeping censorship campaign
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A terrific 2D Ninja Gaiden, housefly bucket lists and other new indie games worth checking out
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GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship
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Steam now bans games that violate the 'rules and standards' of payment processors and banks
Steam has added a new rule to its guidelines that has resulted in certain games getting banned, according to a report by Automaton. The new clause states that "content that may violate the rules [...]
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Steam's censorship issues have broken PayPal support in some regions
If you've been unable to pay with PayPal on Steam, Valve says the limitation has to do with issues one of PayPal's banking partners has with content on the platform, according to Rock Paper [...]