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A comment on OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content b/C of MasterCard rules starting Oct.

Re:OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content b/C of MasterC... by kwhitefoot on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:25AM (#28264902)
Why should a payment processor get to decide anything about the product that one is buying? Especially one that is part of a nearly global duopoly.
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Re:OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content b/C of MasterC... by michaelt on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:41AM (#28264992)
Because the US government told them to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point
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Re:OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content b/C of MasterC... by kwhitefoot on Friday August 27, 2021 @12:30PM (#28329796)
So how come the US is still the worlds leading producer of porn? Why does Mastercard not refuse to deal with all porn related sites?
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Re:OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content b/C of MasterC... by alistairSH on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:27AM (#28264913)
Fraud rates are often higher on porn sites than elsewhere on the web. At least that used to be the case.
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