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Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 68 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Man wtf can we DO about this shit? I'm planning on calling and shit but damn they don't give a fuck.

Is it too late??

Do you have to have assloads of money to file a class action suit? Like would steam or GOG or itch be down to be a part of it or is that just a pipe dream.

I am not promoting it, but I will say that this is the exact reason shit like cryptocurrency exists. Stupid overreaching shit like this.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 56 points 2 days ago

Keep calling. Tell your friends. It's already gotten MasterCard's attention enough to make a statement.

[–] seralth@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

Call your credit union and demand amex and discover alternatives.

Call visa and MasterCard and waste their time.

If you use a bank you are likely fucked.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm super pro crypto but it isn't a magic bullet. The companies being restricted are victims of a monopoly who will retaliate if they try alternatives. It's the same reason NFTs haven't killed Ticketmaster.

[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago

Is it possible for us the people to do it then? How do you organize something like a class action lawsuit against a big player like that?

They JUST finished paying out the 5.5 Billion in a class action lawsuit they've already lost before so we can for sure do it again, right?