discussion Itch.io is removing adult games

[jkj34]

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Some good news finally. Itch is in the process of re-indexing free NSFW games while it looks for alternative payment processors.

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[el taco]

Jesus fucking christ, I'm gonna have an aneurysm.

People need to stop being so fucking stupid to view everything through the lens of their own demented subjective point of view.
It just keeps fucking happening. This stupid "well, this isn't a problem for me, because I buy games elsewhere" is one of the easiest ways to fuck you up your butt and you don't even notice.

How often do people need to repeat that it won't just affect NSFW games long term? Do we need a disclaimer every single page that they've been aiming at FAR MORE than just NSFW games? Is it not becoming clear with the ID laws now for youtube & other web pages, that there is a massive movement in the background that aims to dramatically change the digital landscape in favor of prude conservatism and corporate big data control for AI prediction models to make people more controllable?

Do you not get it that some of the very games you're getting elsewhere, be it freely from DLs or other pages, at times only exist because the developers planned to later on release on steam to a broader audience and get monetization from it? That even if you don't buy from steam, others do, and their money helps fund the existence of these games?

Your measly money does not by itself pay for these games. Developers release games broadly across a multitude of platforms to make the money that allows them to exist. Even if you don't buy a single fucking game from steam OF COURSE it will affect games you want to play, because it's a revenue stream to a pretty broad market disappearing.

This shortsighted "well, I don't use x so it's not my problem" thinking needs to die, because it keeps fucking everyone over.

Things are interconnected. You don't live in the UK, what problem is some silly ID law gonna be for you? Bang, suddenly websites begin to broadly implement ID checks.
"Uh, wow, I never saw that coming. Who would've thought that some law in one country far away would suddenly cause an avalanche of consequences through the world wide web?"
Everyone who spent a moment thinking. That's who saw it coming.

I support this excellent and well thought out diatribe.

 

[ErzuzB]

In the uk you need a govt id to play cod now just a fyi

Plot twist: They did all this just to not "get clapped" by 12 year olds on CoD anymore, so they no longer have to listen to remarks like "I just raw-dogged you, no lube." or "Go cry to your mom, bro."

 

[Abere Lucifer]

Itch in fact did not fight back it turns out. They gave Visa and MasterCard exactly what they wanted and everyone is falling for it. Visa and MasterCard wanted to get rid of certain genres of games. Visa and MasterCard told Itch to ban all NSFW games. Then Itch comes out and is like “We’re restoring the free NSFW games…Except the ones Visa and MasterCard wanted us to get rid of in the first place.” I fell for it as well as everyone else.

 

[TripJaxon]

Enter Elon's "xpay"

 

[snaplock01]

Enter Elon's "xpay"

I'd say don't give him any ideas, but he's not going to create anything. just buy something else and whack an x on it.

 

[jkj34]

Enter Elon's "xpay"

You both forget elon's dad gave him money one of his first investments was paypal he wanted to call it X after alot of drama they kicked him off the board and it became what it is today then in spite one of his sperm girl kids was named X

 

[jacky76]

I'm delighted that itch.io has brought back some of my favorite creators, with email alerts for new updates. Great.

I hope this kind of censorship doesn't happen again anytime soon.

 

[jkj34]

I'm delighted that itch.io has brought back some of my favorite creators, with email alerts for new updates. Great.

I hope this kind of censorship doesn't happen again anytime soon.

First time out of the rock?

You have seen the "protect the kids" bills right? usa is next this is just the start of a dead main internet

 

[jacky76]

Are you talking about that?
Recommendation No. 19: Add a new paragraph to Article 227-23 of the Criminal Code, worded as follows: "The act of conceiving, creating, distributing, or making known to the public or a third party, by any means whatsoever, any montage, visual, or audio content of a sexual nature generated by algorithmic processing referred to in the first paragraph of Article 226-8-1 when it involves the representation, image, or comments of a minor is punishable."
Even at 12, I drew women with large breasts, and the Internet was insistent; it just wants control.

They should be blocked, but petitions and other things are useless; people always find alternatives, and when something is banned, the situation sometimes becomes much worse.
Besides, I don't know all the laws; there's too much to read, and many don't even pass.
I'm a political novice.

 

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[ThatGoblin]

slowly its spreading to other sites to.

 

[jkj34]

Are you talking about that?
Recommendation No. 19: Add a new paragraph to Article 227-23 of the Criminal Code, worded as follows: "The act of conceiving, creating, distributing, or making known to the public or a third party, by any means whatsoever, any montage, visual, or audio content of a sexual nature generated by algorithmic processing referred to in the first paragraph of Article 226-8-1 when it involves the representation, image, or comments of a minor is punishable."
Even at 12, I drew women with large breasts, and the Internet was insistent; it just wants control.

They should be blocked, but petitions and other things are useless; people always find alternatives, and when something is banned, the situation sometimes becomes much worse.
Besides, I don't know all the laws; there's too much to read, and many don't even pass.
I'm a political novice.

You should step back from the visa situation and look at online safety acts for kids

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These are now making sites like this a shutdown or provide id bs and yes that will make the cops come here eventually.

Now its only a few countries not wide spread bla bla but overall a biter threat to 17+ content on the WWW

 

[MattShizzle]

itch might end up gone. If they only allow the same as what Patrreon does, what good are they? They were there for stuff it didn't allow. If they ban the same, might as well use Patreon with the larger pool of potential patrons.

 

[Mitsushi]

This all reminds me of tumblr and what they did. What is tumblr you may ask? A stupid website that everyone used for porn that decided yeah we're getting rid of porn then died. I mean do you know anyone else who still uses tumblr? lol

 

[Samp1eText]

You know, it's the perfect opportunity to make new platform for devs, which could offer some alternative payment methods, and make it popular among devs and players.
And looks like GOG will do exactly that.

 

[jkj34]

itch might end up gone. If they only allow the same as what Patrreon does, what good are they? They were there for stuff it didn't allow. If they ban the same, might as well use Patreon with the larger pool of potential patrons.

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This all reminds me of tumblr and what they did. What is tumblr you may ask? A stupid website that everyone used for porn that decided yeah we're getting rid of porn then died. I mean do you know anyone else who still uses tumblr? lol

Onlyfans did the same thing and just last year deviant art started a purge

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Not a full purge but they are also cracking down on the type of adult content for a site about adult content.

You know, it's the perfect opportunity to make new platform for devs, which could offer some alternative payment methods, and make it popular a

You should read the site news there on it right now

 

[Mitsushi]

Onlyfans did the same thing and just last year deviant art started a purge

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Not a full purge but they are also cracking down on the type of adult content for a site about adult content.

For real?! Ah how dark the days have gotten when deviantart bends the knee...

 

[KaySwitchPrime]

For real?! Ah how dark the days have gotten when deviantart bends the knee...

OMG really!? dark days getting darker

 

[MMD enthusiast]

Anyone wanna venture a guess as to what gets censored next? GoG did that free giveaway a few days ago to protest the censorship, and they gave out some free adult games. Wouldn't surprise me if the payment processor overlords take personal offense and target them next.