About this episode
The Great NSFW Purge of 2025 - Itch.io, Steam, and MORE
Link: https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content
https://aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-steam-vice
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/australian-anti-porn-group-claims-responsibility-for-steams-new-censorship-rules-in-victory-against-porn-sick-brain-rotted-pedo-gamer-fetishists-and-things-only-get-weirder-from-there/
Unlike Steam, ALL NSFW content has been deindexed from the site, meaning it will not show up in Browse or Search. This comes at the heel of the news that Steam had removed a ton of NSFW content for not meeting the standards set by Visa/MasterCard. Itch has also removed games from libraries with no chance of a refund.
Related News: Vice Writer Ana Valen published two articles about the Steam Payment Processor Controversy and who is behind it. Savage Ventures, Vice’s owner, demanded Valen remove said articles. She has since quit, alongside two OTHER writers too over what appears to be censorship of the topic.
Many have suggested Valve and the like not capitulate and instead offer stablecoin payments… but can such a thing really exist?
VTuber Talent Agency VShojo Implodes as EVERY VTuber leaves the company
Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/streaming/twitchs-most-popular-vtuber-leads-a-mass-exodus-from-her-agency-claiming-it-withheld-over-usd500k-in-charity-funds-this-entire-situation-has-broken-me/
VShojo is a VTuber Talent Agency host to some of the biggest VTubers (and Streamers) period, such as Ironmouse. And on the topic of Ironmouse, she was the first of what would be this mass exodus of talent due to VShojo withholding funds meant to go to Immune Deficiency Foundation (about $500,000+) despite Ironmouse being the one to raise all of these funds to go specifically to this charity.
In solidarity, MORE and more talent has decided to leave, including some OG members too. On top of that, some talents have revealed not being paid by VShojo for MONTHS.
Stop Killing Games REACHES GOAL
Link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
They finally hit 1.4 Million! They SHOULD be safe unless a SIGNIFICANT part of the signatures are botted, which I HIGHLY doubt. As of the writing o
