Re:Stripe bans Trump campaign
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:00PM
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> 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.
Re:Stripe bans Trump campaign
by pmiller2 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:17PM
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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.
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.