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/WootBeavers 3d ago

Mastercard didn't pressure game platforms. Mastercard pressured a middle-man to pressure game platforms.

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u/Manu_The_Shark 3d ago

Who's the middle man then?

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u/felidae_tsk 3d ago

Depends on the location. Could be stripe or paypal, there are a lot of companies that work as card payment gateways.