Okay, so, here’s the scoop. I was just minding my business scrolling through articles – you know, the endless rabbit hole that is the internet – when I stumbled upon this wild story about Itch.io. It’s like, a platform for indie games, in case you’re not familiar, but now it’s kinda in hot water. Yeah, apparently, they just wiped out all their adult NSFW stuff. Why? Because the big guys who handle payments were breathing down their neck. Not really what you expect on a Tuesday.
Leaf Corcoran, the head honcho over there, spilled the beans in a blog post. (I read it while munching on a questionable sandwich, but that’s another story.) Seems there’s this group, Collective Shout, waging a fierce fist-shaking campaign against sites like Steam and Itch.io. Their tactics? Bugging the payment providers till they cave. It’s like when your cat wants food at 3 AM – persistent till something breaks.
So, what does that mean for Itch.io? They’re doing a big ol’ content audit. Sounds fun, right? (Sarcasm heavily implied.) They’re gonna roll out some new rules to stay buddies with their payment partners. Money stuff is, like, crucial. I get it. Bills to pay and all that jazz.
Corcoran was pretty upfront, saying they gotta put their relationships with the money movers first. It was all very intense and urgent. Picture an action movie, except no explosions – just a lot of panicking about backend systems. They couldn’t even give creators a heads-up about the changes. But hey, sometimes life just throws a curveball and you’ve gotta swing. Or duck. Or something.
Meanwhile, Valve is dealing with its own set of headaches. New guidelines landed on Steam, thanks to the same pressure from, you guessed it, payment providers. I wonder if anyone even knows what’s “allowed” anymore. Maybe they just draw straws at headquarters. Anyway, gotta love the drama. Or not.
