As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...

Collective Shout later confirmed that it had influenced actions taken by Valve and itch.io after writing an open letter to Visa and Mastercard, but that it did not necessarily ask itch.io to de-index ...

Mastercard rejects allegations to be responsible for the removal of Steam’s NSFW games. However, Valve contradicts and claims ...

"A Merchant must not submit to its Acquirer, and a Customer must not submit to the Interchange System, any Transaction that ...

Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations,” the company wrote in a statement ...

Valve claims Mastercard cited a rule to force them to change NSFW game rules on Steam, disputing Mastercard's attempt to deflect blame.

Our payment network follows standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At ...

Mastercard denies having asked Valve to delete numerous questionable porn games. The Steam operator counters in a statement of its own.

Mastercard looked to distance itself from game delistings that have drawn the ire of gamers by passing the buck to Valve, and ...

Valve says that MasterCard's payment expressed concerns with the platform's adult content and rejected Steam's existing guidelines.

Mastercard has denied directly pressuring platforms like Steam and Itch.io to remove explicit titles. But Valve, the owner of Steam, paints a different picture—one where payment processors acted under ...

Why are Visa and Mastercard banning 'adult' purchases? Here's everything you need to know about the recent anti-porn ...