Thank you for making a statement about this!
I think Itch was responding proactively in case the payment processors turned their bigoted gaze on it, a much smaller company with fewer resources to battle what are essentially monopolies. This reminds me of preemptive compliance, which can be seen in fascist regimes as people attempt to avoid getting beaten by authorities as their neighbors are dragged away.
All that to say: Why the fuck are we doing anything to appease such hateful people?
I saw someone propose starting a Titcho.io, which I thought was hilarious. From what I've read, the major issue with the payment processors pushing this is the blanket reaction to any NSFW content being offered on the same site as non-NSFW content; they threatened to drop providers regardless of if their cards are only used to process payments for non-NSFW work. I also read that there are a few NSFW payment processors, but the fees to use them are exorbitant in comparison to companies like Visa and Mastercard. Titch.io could go full NSFW and use those payment processors, but expenses would go up across the board, which I'm sure will be another dividing debate. (Though such a platform would be worth it in my eyes).
If they're coming for sex games, they're coming for queer games; They're coming for anything they dont think is "family friendly," and they specifically mean friendly to their family. The Christian Right is **obsessed** with fetishizing queer ppl, arguing their existence is inherently sexual and deviant.
This is straight up artistic censorship to please bigots. It's disgusting and will continue to have a chilling effect until someone with enough resources does something to slap back.