The petition addressed that MasterCard and Visa must stop censoring legal fictional content that complies with the law and platform standards.

The petition addressed that MasterCard and Visa must stop censoring legal fictional content that complies with the law and platform standards.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250725225542/https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mastercard-visa-under-fire-petition-payment-giants-not-police-legal-content-blows-1739406

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/tell-mastercard-visa-activist-groups-stop-controlling-what-we-can-watch-read-or-play

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  • JustTheWind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    6 days ago

    No joke. Payment processors absolutely need to be treated as a utility. Stuff like this is exactly why it’s such a big deal to reinstate/protect net-neutrality as well. What we’re watching right now with payment processors isn’t even end-game yet for what they potentially could do, and it already sucks. I can’t even imagine once ISP start doing the same thing. Monopolies are the death of consumer rights. The unabated power, corruption, and corporately bought and controlled laws/ governing bodies makes the entire prospect even worse.