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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)
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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.

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Seth Eisen

seth.eisen@mastercard.com

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[-] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

You're right, I didn't take account of the possibility that they can cancel your contract if you have anything "illegal" on your platform. I was only relating to MasterCards statement:

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.

in context of "you have to be 18 or older to buy it". Juristic semantics can change that.

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