If you are a UK resident, you may sign the petition to take down "Safety act" that in its current form will cut the country from tens of thousands of websites:
• Any interactive website has to make ID system to verify age (either a huge upfront investment to make one or ~$1.5 per visitor from commercial solutions).
• The legal relief budget government expects is way over the whole monthly budget for the majority of websites.
• There are huge fines and other legal actions against website owners.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
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• Any interactive website has to make ID system to verify age (either a huge upfront investment to make one or ~$1.5 per visitor from commercial solutions).
• The legal relief budget government expects is way over the whole monthly budget for the majority of websites.
• There are huge fines and other legal actions against website owners.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
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Petitions - UK Parliament and UK Government
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
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Holy crap: thanks to Collective Shout, Steam lost PayPal support in many regions!
If you forgot the story: 8 Aussie and radical Catholic mums attacked Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal so they will stop selling any adult games or games they generally don't like. Under false accusations they tried to make it look like those games are illegal (but they don't). They even tried to delist Detroit Become Human only because one of them didn't like the game.
And they partially succeeded with tens of thousands of games got delisted from Steam, Itchio and GOG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZVJGtvY1js
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If you forgot the story: 8 Aussie and radical Catholic mums attacked Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal so they will stop selling any adult games or games they generally don't like. Under false accusations they tried to make it look like those games are illegal (but they don't). They even tried to delist Detroit Become Human only because one of them didn't like the game.
And they partially succeeded with tens of thousands of games got delisted from Steam, Itchio and GOG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZVJGtvY1js
#Steam@GameDEV
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#Legal@GameDEV
YouTube
Valve Responds To PayPal Banning Steam
Valve Responds To PayPal Banning Steam
PayPal has been suddenly removed as a payment option for Steam in many countries, sparking a massive controversy. This video breaks down Valve's official statement, which blames a third-party "acquiring bank" for the…
PayPal has been suddenly removed as a payment option for Steam in many countries, sparking a massive controversy. This video breaks down Valve's official statement, which blames a third-party "acquiring bank" for the…
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And yeah, don't forget they made this shit in The UK and now rejecting the official petition where 500 000+ people were against it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCIo1IyykLQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCIo1IyykLQ
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YouTube
The Truth About Those Age Verification Pop-Ups
The UK's Online Safety Act is ironically destroying online safety globally.
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Europe approved Chat Control 2.0 (Light), so it's closer to what the UK did a few months ago.
Instead of a backdoor with 24/7 spying for everyone, they have 24/7 backdoor now to spy on everyone, and that's a big difference! They kinda spy on you occasionally, not all the time.
And provide everyone your ID, of course, “to protect children”. Feeling safe, right?
#Europe@GameDEV
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Instead of a backdoor with 24/7 spying for everyone, they have 24/7 backdoor now to spy on everyone, and that's a big difference! They kinda spy on you occasionally, not all the time.
And provide everyone your ID, of course, “to protect children”. Feeling safe, right?
#Europe@GameDEV
#Legal@GameDEV
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Tencent spent years, negotiating the possible Horizons Online. Sony clearly said no, but Tencent already wasted millions on the production and announced it as Light of Motiram.
Now, after several months in court, the game is officially delisted and the case is settled. But they will not tell us how exactly.
#PlayStation@GameDEV
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Now, after several months in court, the game is officially delisted and the case is settled. But they will not tell us how exactly.
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Oh no, GOG updated their policies, we are doomed! (no, they are simply keeping us on track with ownership changes and some policies changes due to laws or structure)
#GOG@GameDEV
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The company named Unity just divided its users again...
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Have you noticed how many legal actions against Valve are in the works right now? I assume, Gabe found something they don't want the world to know...
#Valve@GameDEV
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Have you noticed how many legal actions against Valve are in the works right now? I assume, Gabe found something they don't want the world to know... #Valve@GameDEV #Legal@GameDEV
Fun fact:
Quick refunds were allowed by Valve only in 2015 after Australian government sued them for lack of refunds. Valve initially stated that they are not in Australia and it will not be a problem, then lost the case, got a fine and new refunds policy that... made them times more popular.
Then Europe joined in and sued them over for regionally locked games based on the original purchase location. And they gave up on it as well. Which made Steam even more popular.
So, Valve wasn't that democratic just a few years ago, they got to this spot by accident.
#Valve@GameDEV
#Legal@GameDEV
Quick refunds were allowed by Valve only in 2015 after Australian government sued them for lack of refunds. Valve initially stated that they are not in Australia and it will not be a problem, then lost the case, got a fine and new refunds policy that... made them times more popular.
Then Europe joined in and sued them over for regionally locked games based on the original purchase location. And they gave up on it as well. Which made Steam even more popular.
So, Valve wasn't that democratic just a few years ago, they got to this spot by accident.
#Valve@GameDEV
#Legal@GameDEV
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