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Sex Game Censorship Campaign Blamed For New Steam PayPal Issues

Payment processors pressured Steam and Itch.io to delist thousands of adult-themed games, prompting developer backlash and calls for transparency from the International Game Developers Association.

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The post Valve Blames ‘NSFW’ Crackdown For Why Some Steam Players Can No Longer Use PayPal To Buy Games Like Cyberpunk 2077 appeared first on Kotaku.

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Sex Game Censorship Campaign Blamed For New Steam PayPal Issues

The post Valve Blames ‘NSFW’ Crackdown For Why Some Steam Players Can No Longer Use PayPal To Buy Games Like Cyberpunk 2077 appeared first on Kotaku.

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PolygonPolygon
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Steam can't escape the fallout from Visa and Mastercard's censorship

PayPal is the latest payment processor to exert pressure on Valve, a list that includes major players like Visa and Mastercard

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Steam And Other Online Stores Are Removing Games Due To Pressure From Censorship Organizations And It Sucks

Collective Shout's campaign--and censorship in general--will only make video games worse.

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Gamespot broke the news in United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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