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There are also a lot of religious anti-pornography folks in America, and with views on sexuality they are eager to impose on others. I doubt the pressure came f
by michaelt 1y ago
There are also a lot of religious anti-pornography folks in America, and with views on sexuality they are eager to impose on others. I doubt the pressure came from Australia alone.
And there's a long history of people taking credit for things they were barely involved with.
It would be an awful shame if free-speech-loving Americans' anger at the action American payment processors towards an American game distributor were diverted to some unreachable, unaccountable group on the other side of the world.
- kelseyfrog 1y agoWho is saying that it was AUS alone? The signatories are majority Australian then UK and one or two US depending on how you count (UK working in the US).
- gjsman-1000 1y agoThe majority of the world censors or bans pornography, not just America. In Vietnam, China, Russia, Ukraine, just to name examples, you can go to literal prison for possession, not just pay a fine. Ukraine considers possession alone grounds for up to 3 years. This is despite Vietnam and China all-but-requiring atheism to run for positions. I think this is sufficient to show there are plenty of non-religious reasons to refuse involvement. Framing pornography as a purely religious issue is a misdirection.
- creer 1y agoThat's an interesting and useful observation (and now I'm curious about the origin in Vietnam and China). But it does not follow from that that US credit card providers' position is not grounded in religion.