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Are there any examples where someone got "de-banked" or "de-payment-processored" because of misogynistic (but legal) content?

Two different people might both want $100 from you, but that isn't enough for an equivalence: I'm sure you'll agree there's an enormous practical difference between the one that does/doesn't think "knife stabs" are a valid tactic. Or even just between two where only one owns a knife.





> Are there any examples where someone got "de-banked" or "de-payment-processored" because of misogynistic (but legal) content?

You don't even have to express misogynistic ideas to attract that kind of attention; you only need to question the current mode of politically correct thought.

They tried to prevent the distribution of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred_(video_game) , and were temporarily successful.

For that matter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversial_video_ga...

> [Super Seducer] came under fire by a number of video game critics; one described it as the "world's sleaziest game",[37] and another criticized the game for "normalizing rape culture"[38] Prior to its release, the game had its crowdfunding campaign suspended by Kickstarter. According to its press release, this was due to "inappropriate content, including but not limited to offensive or pornographic material", and "spamming or abusive behavior, offering rewards in violation of Kickstarter's rules."[39][40]

This is absurd characterization of the gameplay, but the entire concept of "pick-up artistry" causes strong prejudice.

Literal debanking etc., I wouldn't know. I haven't kept tabs on these kinds of stories for many years.

That said, Collective Shout is explicitly arguing that the porn content they're trying to censor via these tactics is inherently misogynistic.

And it wasn't, as far as I can tell, right-wing groups complaining about the Senran Kagura series several years back, either the games or the anime. Just look at the domain names that come up in searches if you try to look that one up; you don't get conservative forums, but you do get ResetEra and VICE, along with the usual "gaming news" rags.




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