Comment on Steam Users Rally Behind Anti-Censorship Petition
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
CC companies have a really easy retort in that they operate in jurisdictions where these things are illegal
Comment on Steam Users Rally Behind Anti-Censorship Petition
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
CC companies have a really easy retort in that they operate in jurisdictions where these things are illegal
mholiv@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And the easy retort to that is that they don’t apply Chinese censorship globally. Only in China. Regional laws only apply regionally.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They have regional pricing already, regional content bans should be easy enough.
Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The problem here being these payment processors are global.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Right, my point is that Visa shouldn’t care if an American is buying something that’s illegal in China, if the product is not allowed for sale in China.
Bubbey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Have you seen the NBA? China can apply its censorship globally lol