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President Summerson Needs Your Attention! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-07-24 16:38:53
Edited:
2025-07-24 17:45:11
Imported:
2026-06

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Dear citizens,

I wish I could come to you with a more pleasent and upbeat post, but the adult gaming world has once again been struck hard last night I'm afraid. Many of you have undoubtedly noticed that "something is rotten in Denmark".

Last week, Steam has added a new rule to their guidelines after receiving pressure from payment processors like Visa and Mastercard regarding certain NSFW content. In case you're out of the loop, you can read in detail about the situation in this article by Gamespot:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steams-updated-guidelines-allow-banks-to-enforce-standards-on-adult-only-content/1100-6533253/

As of last night, itch.io has also been pressured into taking action against adult games. Nearly all adult games have been delisted until further notice. This does have an immediate effect on the income of developers affected by this measure. Adult games won't appear in search lists and can't be found via certain tags anymore which in turn cripples the important impulse buying sales. I am losing roughly $200 per week under these circumstances. This is income I can't afford to lose. Yes, the margins are this narrow. And this of course goes for pretty much any other smut dev out there. Here is the official statement by itch.io:

https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content

I'm not asking for money, I'm asking for action. There are currently two promising petitions going on with the goal of stopping payment processors from dictating morality. Please take a moment and consider adding your voice too:

Worldwide petition:

https://www.change.org/p/tell-mastercard-visa-activist-groups-stop-controlling-what-we-can-watch-read-or-play

For US citizens only:

https://action.aclu.org/petition/mastercard-sex-work-work-end-your-unjust-policy

This absurd scheme has been going on for too long already and just reached a new level that could endanger the livelihood of many, if not all adult game developers and therefore the games we all love and cherish, unless we stop them. Letting them off the hook will undoubtedly have ramifications down the line. They won't stop after having tasted blood.

Sincerely yours,

President Summerson

P.S. Additional note for the US: A bill called the "Fair Access to Banking Act" has been proposed in February of this year. Info here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/401

In a nutshell, this bill says "Unless people are spending money on content that is literally illegal, payment processors are not allowed to block it." Please contact your local politicians to get them on board. (Thanks to Stephen)

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Minnie 💜

got my signature ✍🏻

StorminNormon

Same ✍️ this is some bullshit

Stephen

Additional note for the US: A bill called the "Fair Access to Banking Act" has been proposed in February of this year. Info here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/401 In a nutshell, this bill says "Unless people are spending money on content that is literally illegal, payment processors are not allowed to block it." Please contact your local politicians to get them on board.

Marc-Henri Laurin-Lalonde

Sing me up. Might be a good ide to update this post whenever there is a new petition for specific countries or regions like EU, CAN, MEX or south America.

Rico

Signed.

Muffin

Signed, damn didn`t know this crap was going on.

MadSqu

I had already signed and I cannot explain how mad it makes me that as a european I am affected by this shit.

Kiri13

Signed They must be bored with trying something like this.

Wei Liu

I signed. At the end of the day, in democracies, no person, group, or collective has a right to dictate morality. I think the best way is to sue organizations like Collective Shout. Too bad I am poor, or I would hire a good legal team and sue them. This response of theirs says it all: “You’re restricting freedom of expression” Their answer: We don’t accept that men and boys have a right to access rape simulation games where they can practice acting out virtual rape for entertainment. We do not accept that the desire to play games that promote sexual violence against women who are framed as deserving rape or secretly desiring rape should take precedence over women and girls' basic human rights. We also note that all this “free expression” – including abuse to women who publicly object to rape games – often takes place from behind an anonymous Twitter/X profile and an anime avatar. If these men are truly committed to free expression, why aren’t they defending their access to rape and incest games using their real names and faces? First part, your answer how you do not accept clearly means your organization is trying to dictate morality and what people can and cannot consume. We do not accept, without no legal, factual, or scientific support, means you are trying to tell people what to do and what not to do. Second part, deflection and no relevance. We like posting via our avatars and handles. Since both campaigns are getting many signatures, I hope they succeed too. Since I work in a law firm, litigation is the best way. Once you get the courts involved, morons like Collective Shout will back down. Not sure of other countries, but the U.S. Supreme Court has said even vile content is protected under the 1st Amendment and once you dictate that, you go down a slippery slope.

Elo hise

I signed the petition. Some AVN games I've played were better written, funnier, and more moving than many recent AAA games. It's true that the sexiness of these games is a plus, but the industry and players who aren't familiar with these types of games lose out by thinking they're all about domestic and sexual violence. In 1952, Brassens sang "La mauvaise réputation" and this song is still as relevant today as ever. (sorry, I know this reference probably only speaks to French speakers, but if you're curious, you should probably be able to find the translated lyrics)

Dehlaz

Unfortunately, I don't feel comfortable with that first petition, which seems to be trying to shift the blame to "advocacy/activist groups" rather than, you know, the payment processors. I'll go with the second one though.

Stephen

Good news! Our first victory in the war against censorship has been achieved! Yesterday, Donald Trump signed a "Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans" executive order. Per the order, payment processors cannot engage in "Politicized or Unlawful debanking" based on vague reasoning like "reputational risk". Obviously, there's still more to be done. This is a US order, so the EU still has to deal with its troubles. And an executive order does not have the power that an actual law does (hopefully the Fair Access to Banking Act will pass!), but still, we've gotten some progress!