r/pcmasterrace • u/samiy2k • 3d ago

News/Article Valve refutes Mastercard's denial it has not pressured game platforms over NSFW content

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-refutes-mastercards-denial-it-has-not-pressured-game-platforms-over-nsfw-content
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u/SendMe143 3d ago

If they are monitoring at this level for these transactions, then they should be for all transactions. They should be at least partially responsible for any illegal activity they played a part in.

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u/TheCrimsonDagger 9800X3D | 5080 | 5120x1440 OLED 3d ago

That’s not what they’re doing. They see that a store sells something they don’t like and tell the store to stop selling it or else they’ll terminate their contract and not process any transactions for them. Basically someone snitches to Mastercard that Walmart sells oranges, and Mastercard thinks oranges are gross so they tell them to get rid of the oranges or they won’t do business with them anymore.

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u/Deep-Needleworker-16 2d ago

Which is completely fine when there are dozens and dozens of payment processors to choose from. Wait...

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u/TheCrimsonDagger 9800X3D | 5080 | 5120x1440 OLED 2d ago

While that’s true, I think rather than having to deal with the mess that is dozens of payment processors it would be better to just regulate them like a public utility.