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Boycotting itch.io seems to be missing the point (yes, itch.io could have communicated better, but I would assume that the situation is also less than ideal for them and not conducive to making great choices). 

Are we also going to boycott Visa or Mastercard or Paypal? If we ever use those again, how is it different from what itch.io is doing? How about artists who use Visa/Mastercard/Paypal, therefore supporting them, are they also the bad guys? Most of us will keep on using those payment processors because "we don't have a choice", at least in the short term. I don't see how itch.io would magically be in a different position, even if they do have more power than individual players, compared to those companies, they have basically no power. 

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No need to boycott actually, indie devs are now aware that, unless their content gets the Collective Shout seal of approval, they can't rely on Itch. I hope for Itch that the remaining content will be enough to keep the site working. Spoiler, it won't (no NSFW, no LGBT, no mild erotism, no violence, no "offensive" content with a pretty large range for what is considered "offensive") because if i have to go on a censored, sanitized and mainstream platform to buy games, i already have Steam, Gog and Epic ^^

Itch pretty much killed its business plan, like Tumblr.