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Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors 'specifically cited' a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand (www.pcgamer.com)
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Statement: https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/august/clarifying-recent-headlines-on-gaming-content.html

Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations.

Our payment network follows standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard cards cannot be used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content.

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Seth Eisen

seth.eisen@mastercard.com

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 16 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I'm so confused; I thought MC and VISA were payment processors. So when I buy a game off Steam, I have two companies handling my money?

[–] Bilaketari@reddthat.com 29 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

MC and VISA are the networks. They allow communication between banks, and the entire operation is packaged up by payment processors like Stripe, Square or PayPal. So you have processors, the banks on either end (perhaps two separate ones), the network operator, and additionally any extra companies that might offer additional services for the transaction, like for fraud prevention or financing.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago

I see, thank you for the explanation. I'm ashamed to say I never knew how any of this worked. I just knew it magically got me the games I wanted.

[–] vpunt@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago

It's processors all the way down.