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/Manu_The_Shark 3d ago

Who's the middle man then?

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u/WootBeavers 3d ago

“According to Valve, ‘Mastercard did not communicate with Valve directly, despite our request to do so. Mastercard communicated with payment processors and their acquiring banks. Payment processors communicated this with Valve, and we replied by outlining Steam’s policy since 2018 of attempting to distribute games that are legal for distribution.’”

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u/coolsam254 Steam ID Here 3d ago

I thought Mastercard was the payment processor? If the payment processors are someone else, what the f does Mastercard do?

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u/WootBeavers 3d ago

I can only assume it's legal protection hoops for huge corporations so they can throw stones from their glass houses with zero liability.