| ▲ | 8f2ab37a-ed6c 7 days ago | |
What sort of leverage can a group like this realistically have on Visa and Mastercard? Can they really make a dent in their top line? | ||
| ▲ | jandrese 7 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
From what I understand it was more that they found a sympathetic ear in the management suite at Mastercard and Visa. They've been wanting to do this for some time but needed political cover. | ||
| ▲ | WorldMaker 7 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Weaponized complaints to legal departments asking to enforce existing Terms & Conditions of Visa and Mastercard. It's a "squeaky wheel" problem. | ||
| ▲ | spicymaki 7 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Ideological alignment with the party in control of the US executive, legislative, and judicial branches gives groups like these quite a bit of leverage. | ||
| ▲ | npteljes 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
My guess is none, and that they are only used as a front for this. It really doesn't add up that a "grassroots org" from Australia that doesn't even have its own Wikipedia page can pressure Mastercard / Visa to pressure Steam to remove games. Makes zero sense. EDIT: I invite downvoters to voice their point | ||