‘I feel violated’ - Queer Creators Lose Livelihoods in Itch.io Bans (transnews.network)

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[-] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

We did try to warn you that relying on centralised services was bad... Hopefully now you'll be more willing to consider using cryptocurrency payments.

[-] Shaggytherodgers@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

What platform can you use to buy video games with crypto?

[-] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I was talking about the game platforms themselves, they should allow this. Or perhaps someone could create a Fediverse platform that supports crypto payments, that would be even better.

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