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It seems to be enforced by the credit card companies and processors, who likely charge more to process transactions for companies that involve pornography. (Pro
by trothamel 4y ago
It seems to be enforced by the credit card companies and processors, who likely charge more to process transactions for companies that involve pornography. (Probably due to the spurious chargebacks.)
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- HeyItsMatt 4y agoNothing to do with transaction risk. Congress and the executive branch have a myriad of ways to harm a large business if they don't get what they want. Visa's issues with religious fundamentalists started in the Tipper Gore days. During the Bush presidency it was nearly impossible for a porn site to get a US payment processor.
- revscat 4y agoI meant “universal” as in “every government”, not as on “all across America.” Every government does this.
- qball 4y ago>It seems to be enforced by the credit card companies and processors Who are an unofficial arm of the US government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point
- yieldcrv 4y agoCan we make them public utilities too so that they can't discriminate?
- ihuman 4y agoIf that's the case, then why was Right Stuf able to sell it before?