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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.

Media contact

Seth Eisen

seth.eisen@mastercard.com

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[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Get ready for Gilead.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

They realized that this news getting out damaged their brand worse.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is this why it appeared Steam only took down Incest and other spicy things?

Or did all the reporting just read the top of the list, and that had all the incest front loaded?

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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

Can religion just die already?

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[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They forgot the part of their TOS about "damaging the brand".

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