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Re:Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship contro... by _aavaa_ on Friday August 15, 2025 @12:56PM (#44914712)
> cryptocurrency

A technological solution to a political problem. Visa/mastercard/banks will just censor the off ramps next.

> wallet based system

What does this accomplish? The same institutions will request proof that all transactions are compliant, which will most easily handled by simply banning the content.

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Re:Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship contro... by vlovich123 on Friday August 15, 2025 @01:02PM (#44914786)
Whose off ramps? Steam doesn’t need CCs for that. The more likely situation is them preventing payments through their system for Steam and Steam having to pick.
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Re:Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship contro... by _aavaa_ on Friday August 15, 2025 @02:07PM (#44915608)
We were talking about steam transacting in crypto to avoid the censorship.

The people pressuring visa and Mastercard to drop porn/sex related services are not going to suddenly roll over when those services switch to crypto. They’ll simply go for the crypto off-ramps.

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