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Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors 'specifically cited' a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Statement: https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/august/clarifying-recent-headlines-on-gaming-content.html

Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations.

Our payment network follows standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard cards cannot be used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content.

Media contact

Seth Eisen

seth.eisen@mastercard.com

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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

so this is a game of telephone between activists, payment cards, payment processors, and vendors.

Also TIL mastercard HQ is located in Purchase, NY.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

My view is that Valve is the most likely to be honest about who is responsible here, both because they’re not responsible for this shit show no matter what the answer is and because they have a monetary interest in restarting sales.