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Re:Kickstarter Is Forced to Ban Adult Content by Payment Pro... by xyzzy_plugh on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @12:17PM (#48123933)
For some types of explicit content, sure, I don't disagree. I've seen instances where "fraud" was used as an excuse for an otherwise unpalatable brand.

There hasn't been sufficient reporting on all the lobbying and back-room dealing.

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Re:Kickstarter Is Forced to Ban Adult Content by Payment Pro... by chimeracoder on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @12:21PM (#48123986)
> There hasn't been sufficient reporting on all the lobbying and back-room dealing.

There has been tons of reporting on this in the industry. It is not hidden. The war on sex work is extremely well-documented, as is the explicit shift in tactics to targeting financial infrastructure as a tactic.

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Re:Kickstarter Is Forced to Ban Adult Content by Payment Pro... by xyzzy_plugh on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @12:40PM (#48124252)
What I'm trying to say is that the industry reporting isn't percolating up to e.g. TFA, which makes no mention of any of this.
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