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Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by gs17 on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:01PM (#44638327)
> e.g. high chargeback rate

Even this is sort of bullshit. Chargeback fees are paid by merchants and there are already high-risk merchant accounts with higher fees and cash reserve requirements as a solution.

Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by some_random on Monday July 21, 2025 @02:22PM (#44638581)
It goes beyond this though, at some point you need to go from "this account is high-risk" to "this account is probably running stolen credit cards".
Re:Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Stea... by gs17 on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @10:51AM (#44647671)
But in Steam's case, it feels more likely fraud would be attached to CS weapons or something than random porn games.