Payment Giants Pressured to Block 500 Games That Normalise Abuse of Women and Girls

A former police officer is backing the push to have access to ’morally indefensible' online games denied by major payment platforms.

File photo of a woman using a laptop as she holds a bank card, dated March 30, 2020. Tim Goode/PA Wire

An Australian group against the exploitation of women and girls has joined a global chorus calling on CEOs of major payment platforms to stop the purchase of online games with disturbing content.

Collective Shout has called on the leaders of Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, Paysafe Limited, Discover and Japan Credit Bureau to take action after an investigation found 500 games on hosting sites like Steam and Itch.io featured themes of sexual assault, incest, and child abuse.