Sorry but I do not care to even process the excuses, lies, and deflection from Visa or Mastercard. These companies need to be regulated like the public utilities they are, and forced to accept every transaction that isn’t proven to be illegal ahead of time. Or replaced with government funded (public, gasp!) payment services. I do not like monopolies or duopolies (like here) or oligopolies anywhere. But especially when it comes to things as fundamental as speech or payments, since we are a democracy.

Remember, it’s never just about games. These same companies censored journalism and accountability when they blocked donations to Wikileaks like 15-20 years ago. They’re too powerful and cannot be trusted. Call and write to your legislators every day to get payment processors regulated and fined.