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        19 hours ago

        They provide the digital infrastructure to have payments and money flows

        Payment processors are other companies which use payment networks to process said transactions. Then often have their own rules which are more strict than payment networks

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            17 hours ago

            That it isn’t Mastercard and Visa’s fault but the payment processors’

            Making this meme disinformation

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              17 hours ago

              I don’t know, every news story I read on this said “Mastercard and Visa”. I don’t see how whether they are technically considered “processors” or “networks” matters to me or the issue.

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                Yeah and those stories are wrong

                Processors = Stripe, PayPal, and offline the companies that install card terminals in shops

                Networks = Mastercard, Visa

                The processors told itch and Steam to deindex those games. The processors claim that they have to do this due to contracts with the networks, but Mastercard currently denies this

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                17 hours ago

                I’ll inform myself further on the subject but it sounds weird that visa and mastercard would ban those things. You’re able to purchase pornhub subscriptions with your visa/mastercard card (which can only go through the designated network on your card), so why wouldn’t you be able to purchase other type of adult games? So far all instances I’ve seen of banning have been from payment processors. Saw a post where a network said that they accept anything that’s legal

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      They’re not payment processors. Not saying they’re not at fault for anything, but the whole fucking payments industry is complicated as hell with a ton of different layers between different companies and anyone of them could’ve been the ones to cause this issue. People are just circle jerking on Visa and MC because they’re the biggest dogs in the chain

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        14 hours ago

        That’s what is infuriating to me, don’t point your fingers at a random company and say they’re responsible if you don’t know