There are plenty of comments on HN in opposition to Visa and MasterCard stopping to work with Pornhub. Volume might not be the same, but that's hardly surprising.

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25381920

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25379213

The volume is the point.

The volume indicates the popularity of the opinion. You can debate the opinions as long as you do it civilly.

That's exactly my point. People are up in arms over Trump being booted off the platform, but not Pornhub. This is not consistent with arguing that Visa is a "utility."

> If Visa is a "utility," why are we clutching pearls when Trump is banned by them, but not Pornhub?

Visa is not a utility. I would be open to debating whether they should be one.

The flip side of such a designation is it would likely require the government indemnify Visa against fraud losses. The line between deplatforming for fraud risk (the ostensible reason for Visa’s aversion to porn) and for objectionable content is difficult to draw.

That's what I'm saying. Where was the outrage when Pornhub was banned? If they're not a utility when they kick off Pornhub, how can they possibly be a utility when they kick off Trump? You don't get to have it both ways.