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Then let them be frowned upon if that's what they wish. I know there are many that will likely continue to give them money, but there are some who won't. It is a lose-lose situation. But it must be accepted that there are others who, like me, now just feel the ick. We know where this kind of censorship leads.

Will they capitulate when they come for the trans-inclusive games? Will they shadowban and remove the LGBTQ+ when commanded to? If they bent the knee once, they will do it again, and some of us can't be a part of that

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CurioShade129 days ago(+3)

Yea, that kind of approach is never good. What we can do is to make sure less people will have to face itch.io fate. I am pretty sure they didn't want to end up like that. What we should do our best to punish companies that can enforce their policies on businesses with such tools, so we will have spaces when we don't need to fear of livelyhood being taken away due to a whim of some rich business head.

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somethingSomethingYes129 days ago(+10)

It's not about the approach, I wholeheartedly agree that all efforts should be put towards combating the payment processors and their extremist handlers. But it is unreasonable to expect continued support from those of us who will be targeted.

Unfortunate? Yes. But they allowed that extremist boot in the door and I will have no part of it.

I have no ill-feelings to those who stay, but it cannot be expected that everyone simply rolls over and accepts it

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CurioShade129 days ago(+3)

I mean, everyone will end up like that (it won't stop on itch, believe me), it's not that you cannot allow them to do so, is that you are forced to or you die as a business and hosting games ain't a charity, that's a constantly rising cost. Still understandable if that is what makes you leave the platform, just be aware there is no way to resist in that manner when your savings are on the line, so don't judge people that do so too harshly.

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somethingSomethingYes129 days ago(+10)

We all make decisions in life. Some much harder than others. I do not blame Itch for attempting to continue their business.

However, they DID bend to censorship, spearheaded by a group of religious fundamentalists. They had a choice, certainly not a favorable or easy one, but a choice nonetheless. They chose to offer no resistance. They chose to put their business first which as I stated I do not blame them for.

But they have shown how easily they will simply step aside and allow such actions. I now have no faith that they will not do so again when faced with the choice between money and ethics

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