Alright, let’s take a stab at this. So, imagine logging onto Itch.io one day, and boom, all the NSFW stuff just vanished into thin air. Like, poof! Why? Well, turns out some folks, waving the banner of Collective Shout, got all riled up and started rattling the cages of Itch.io’s payment buddies. Funny how fast things tumble when money’s on the line, huh?
Leaf Corcoran, the brain behind Itch.io, shared a bit of this chaos in a blog post—probably still shaking his head as he typed. He said something like, “Hey, these guys are coming at us, and yeah, we had to scramble to keep our payment systems alive.” I mean, sure, sounds dramatic but picture this: your project’s lifeline is payment, and someone’s about to yank that cord.
Apparently, the need for a frantic top-to-bottom sweep of their content wasn’t just an option. More like an emergency clean-up. Gotta keep those payment doors open. You can almost see the sweat beads forming while they try to juggle this mess.
He probably wanted to holler, but instead, he wrote, “This is super urgent for us at Itch.io. Everything spiraled real quick, and yeah, we had to jump in without warning creators. Sorry for the chaos!” Imagine trying to apologize while dodging metaphorical bullets.
And then you have Valve, over on Steam, scratching their heads as they draft some fuzzy new rules. Why? Pressure from the same group via their payment folks. Maybe they’re thinking, “Are we next?” or maybe they’re just rolling their eyes. Anyway—wait—where was I? Oh right, chaos at Itch.io. Sometimes, the internet’s a weird place, isn’t it?
