Here’s Why Steam Is Banning Adult Games

Visa, Mastercard threaten to stop providing payment services for Steam, Itch.io unless they remove NSFW games from platforms

Valve, which owns Steam, said, "Loss of payment methods would prevent customers from being able to purchase other titles and game content on Steam."

Here’s Why Steam Is Banning Adult Games

Does Steam and itch.io banning adult games signify moral panic, a necessary correction, or just good business?

Payment Processors Are Pressuring Major Gaming Vendors to Pull LGBTQ+ and NSFW Titles

Steam and Itch.io are removing a massive number of titles in response to a coordinated campaign from anti-porn activists.

Gaming Platforms Pull LGBTQ+ Titles After Campaign By Aussie Anti-Porn Group - Star Observer

Thousands of LGBTQIA+ games and visual novels have been removed online after pressure from an Australian anti-pornography group.

itch.io "reaching out" to other payment processors in wake of NSFW delisting

Game platform itch.io has said it is “actively reaching out to other payment processors” in the wake of its decision to delist NSFW (not safe for work) games from its library. itch.io did so last week, due to pressure put on its current payment processors, PayPal and Stripe, by Australian lobbying group Collective Shout. Taking to an update on the matter, itch.io said, “the situation is evolving as we await final determinations from our current …

Itch.io "Actively" Seeking New Payment Processors After Pressure to Censor Adult Games

After deindexing many of its games featuring adult content, itch.io is actively looking for new payment processors.