Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoGamers Bombard Visa & MasterCard With Emails and Calls Over Steam and itch.io Censorshipprogramming.devimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1imageGamers Bombard Visa & MasterCard With Emails and Calls Over Steam and itch.io Censorshipprogramming.devPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 month agoEveryone has their path into activism and politicization. Last time this happened was when wikileaks got blocked by visa/mastercard, next time, with this experience it may be one of those causes.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoYeah they’re starting with something that hit close to home without feeling like they’ll get disappeared or ignored.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoThere’s always a gap between “Someone should do something about this” and “I should do something about this”. Once that line gets crossed, plans like OP’s post start.
minus-squareBlackdoomax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt’s somebody else’s problem.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down13·1 month agoComparing blocking payment to wikileaks and blocking payment for porn video games is absurd. Is nuance dead?
Everyone has their path into activism and politicization. Last time this happened was when wikileaks got blocked by visa/mastercard, next time, with this experience it may be one of those causes.
Yeah they’re starting with something that hit close to home without feeling like they’ll get disappeared or ignored.
There’s always a gap between “Someone should do something about this” and “I should do something about this”.
Once that line gets crossed, plans like OP’s post start.
It’s somebody else’s problem.
Comparing blocking payment to wikileaks and blocking payment for porn video games is absurd. Is nuance dead?