Full Credit to planetstardream on bsky for providing ALT TEXT and new Stripe HQ info
(I just copy-pasted it here with slightly bigger fonts)
Anti Censorship Cheat Sheet
Why?
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal have been censoring free speech and legal business on the internet for too long. Their most recent targets are Steam and Itch.io, but they have also been pressuring websites like Pixiv, Patreon, Fansly, Onlyfans and more for years, applying draconian standards for what kind of adult/pornographic content platforms and their users can host and sell. If we as consumers and creators want to regain ground on this issue, we have to make our voice heard.
How?
Bombard them with phone calls. Collective Shout, the organization that lobbied to have Steam and Itch.io change their TOS, did so with only around 1000 phone calls. Visa and MC have backed down from pressuring Onlyfans to remove adult content entirely due to public backlash. Clogging their phone lines for an extended period, over a month at the absolute least, will almost guarantee that these companies will at least have to pay attention to the backlash. This list is not exhaustive, but some contact points for the 4 targets are:
US/Canada: +1-800-847-2911
US option selection for operator: 1-1-2 or 1-1-3
US: +1-800-307-7309
US option selection for operator: 1-1-2-2-2-1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Headquarters: +1-888-963-8955
THE STRIPE HEADQUARTERS NUMBER NO LONGER WORKS. THE NEW NUMBER IS 877-887-7815
France: +33-805-11-19-67
Email: [email protected]
US: +1-888-221-1161
Outside US: 1-402-935-2050
Customer Service: +1-877-569-1116
Try to hit all 4 targets per day. This is only going to have an effect if as many people as possible call every day as long as possible. This is a marathon, not a race. If you can, it is also a good idea to try to spread the word to organizations and groups that can either actively combat these huge companies legally, or can spread news, in a manner supportive of this movement, more effectively than your average person.
Examples of organizations:
ACLU
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
local legislators/gov representatives
Examples of spreading the news:
local newspapers
special interest publications
videogame streamers
Okay hi! I did see an update about Stripe which I'll copy-paste here too.
⚠️ = Priority target for itch.io
Stripe is currently a major priority, as they have the ability to deny itch.io's eligibility to their services according to itch.io's owner.
UPDATE [2025-07-29] : Stripe has responded with the following statement:
Stripe has a policy against commenting on users. Generally speaking, we take action when we conclude that users violate our terms of service. We do not support adult content.
A new number has been added to Stripe. Keep calling.
354 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 US
+1 888 926 2289 - State you are from California when calling this number
1 (888) 963-8955 (San Francisco HQ)
(877) 887-7815 (Customer Support/Complaints)
+33 805-11-19-67 (France HQ)
okay... i think that's everything
do what ya can and let your voice(s) be heard everyone!
