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I think religious beliefs largely underly payment processors' refusal to do business with porn websites, wouldn't you agree? If it weren't for Christian beliefs
by DangitBobby 5y ago
I think religious beliefs largely underly payment processors' refusal to do business with porn websites, wouldn't you agree? If it weren't for Christian beliefs, advertisers wouldn't be worried about being associated with porn and payment processors wouldn't either. That's the first example that came to my head, but I'm sure there are many, many such examples of the right having true social power to eliminate speech and expression they don't agree with.
- lliamander 5y agoPerhaps initially, though today any religious influence is merely the result of organizational interia, not genuine concern for the opinions of Christians. But I don't think that's the only reason. My thought is that there would be concern over connections to actual criminal activity (human trafficking, abuse, revenge porn, etc). I'm not saying all porn is those things, but I imagine it might be harder to be sure porn isn't connected to those things. Edit: I think pram probably has it right.
- pram 5y agoMerchants don’t like porn because it’s high risk: tons of fraud and chargebacks