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Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

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793 points freedomben | 4 comments | 18 Jul 25 15:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.633s | source
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ranger_danger ◴[18 Jul 25 16:25 UTC] No.44606578[source]▶
What can be done to loosen card companies' grip on this? It has been a constant problem now for decades.
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1. ranger_danger ◴[18 Jul 25 16:49 UTC] No.44606951[source]▶
Why do you think it's fair/acceptable to strongarm niche sectors that want to process credit cards just like everyone else?
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2. majorchord ◴[18 Jul 25 16:55 UTC] No.44607041[source]▶
"It doesn't personally affect me so I don't care."
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3. bobro ◴[18 Jul 25 17:15 UTC] No.44607302[source]▶
Because those sectors are particularly difficult for processors in terms of fraud and abuse. If your niche is so disproportionately problematic that cc companies don’t think it’s worth it to try to make money off you, then you should find a different solution.
4. bobro ◴[18 Jul 25 17:17 UTC] No.44607342[source]▶
It absolutely does affect me for disproportionately fraudulent activity to exist on the same system I use for routine payments. I don’t want to subsidize cc abusers with the cc processing fees I implicitly pay.