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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by willcipriano on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @06:15PM (#31913783)
Payment processors similarly prevented right wing sites from accepting donations and payments. Gab as one example had to create their own server farm and payment system in order to operate since they were shut out of every other provider.

Did you have a problem then?

Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @08:57PM (#31915185)
If we want to subject payment processors—or social media—to the common carrier standard, then obviously, they can’t deny services to anyone who isn’t violating the law. Having politics Visa, Mastercard, or Stripe doesn’t like isn’t illegal.

The point I’m making is that I don’t think it’s hypocritical to suggest that such a standard applies to some companies, not all companies, which is what your original post seemed to suggest. I’d personally want to set the bar pretty high when it comes to taking away any business’s right to choose their own customers.

Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by Dylan16807 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @10:52PM (#31915924)
I thought it was funny but yes I definitely had a problem with payment processors' ability to do so.