They’re obviously basing it on the local laws of the business and customer. That varies from each transaction to the next. They’re just saying that they don’t restrict anything that they aren’t legally required to restrict.
Comment on Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
“Unlawful” based on what? American law?
These are global payment companies, they can’t just have a “we don’t allow payment for illegal content” cause that varies by country (and by state even).
What an absolutely nothing statement.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I don’t think that’s accurate because they asked Dlsite before them to restrict their content based on American Law. They tried to remove access to content from outside Japan that Visa was complaining about and Visa still told them to remove the content (I guess cause people were using VPNs) so they had to remove the ability to pay with visa and Mastercard entirely.
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 3 days ago
From the article
So this seems like Mastercard are basically saying “it’s not us”.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Exactly in the US I can buy an assault rifle. Something that would be a crime in most other countries.
rumba@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Publicly, they’re saying we don’t want to get sued for allowing the purchase of illegal content, We have no problem with legal content.
That’s not to say that’s how they are phrasing it too the publishers.
l_isqof@lemmy.world 2 days ago
By that reasoning they should not accept payments for alcohol, as that’s illegal in some countries…
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Just because you don’t understand their response, doesn’t mean it’s a nothing statement.
“Unlawful”, based on the region that you and the vendor operate in. And yes, that does vary based on which region you and they are in. And yes, it can get very complicated. Welcome to the world of economics.
In short. Vendors can be considered unlawful in your region, even if they don’t offer the specific illegal service or product in your region, but do in others.
What MasterCard is saying here is. “If we’re not legally required to take any action. We won’t”
mugita_sokiovt@discuss.online 2 days ago
That’s the problem. It’s the payment processors who were bullied by Collective Shout who chose what to ban, not Valve or the US.
WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
We should demand mastercard shut down all payments to everyone, as their very business model clearly falls afoul of the laws of the People’s Republic of North Korea.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Now this is the kind of movement I can get behind.