Overview

• GOG’s new FreedomToBuy.games site lets users claim 13 legally delisted NSFW titles for free-to-own download over the next 48 hours as a protest against content erasure
• Mastercard and Visa each issued statements clarifying they enforce only legality standards and do not impose moral judgments on lawful digital purchases
• Itch.io has started re-listing some NSFW games as free downloads at developers’ request after removing more than 20,000 adult-tagged titles under payment processor pressure
• In mid-July, anti-porn group Collective Shout’s campaign led Mastercard and Visa to push Steam and Itch.io to remove hundreds of adult games despite no allegations of illegality
• The International Game Developers Association has urged platforms and payment providers to adopt transparent moderation policies with advance warnings and appeal rights to protect creative expression