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Re:Credit-card firms are becoming reluctant regulators of th... by vineyardmike on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:41AM (#28825821)
> they cannot deny customers or uses that are legal

What about services that are maybe-legal? As I understand, a lot of the sex-related industry (porn, etc) have some issues related to revenge porn, consent, exploitation, etc. Its hard for the payment processor to trust that every transaction is legal. Especially when occasional illegal content slips in.

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Re:Credit-card firms are becoming reluctant regulators of th... by foxfluff on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:37AM (#28826791)
It shouldn't be their job, and blanket bans on specific subjects because "someone may do something illegal" is prejudice with a lot of collateral.

If someone is doing something illegal, it should be the authorities job to deal with it.

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