Overview

• Itch.io has deindexed all NSFW content from its browse and search pages to comply with demands from payment processors triggered by a Collective Shout campaign.
• The platform is conducting a comprehensive audit that will require creators to certify their adult content meets the policies of their linked payment processors before it can be relisted.
• Some NSFW pages will be permanently removed, and affected developers are being notified via email from itch.io’s support address.
• Thousands of legitimate adult, LGBTQ+ and sensitive-topic games have been swept up in the purge, drawing criticism over opaque enforcement standards.
• Creators and civil liberties advocates have launched petitions and legislative campaigns aimed at curbing payment processor influence and demanding clearer content guidelines.