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Collective Shout is an Australian activist group founded in 2009 | Collective Shout is an Australian activist group founded in 2009. They identify themselves as "''A grassroots movement challenging the objectification of women and sexualisation of girls in media, advertising and popular culture''".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Collective Shout |url=https://www.collectiveshout.org/faq |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250720102043/https://www.collectiveshout.org/faq |archive-date=2025-07-20 |access-date=2025-08-07 |work=Collective Shout}}</ref> | ||
The activist group became prominent in 2025 after their | The activist group became prominent in 2025 after their campaign against payment processors to cause [[Steam]] and [[Itch.io]] to delist hundreds of games, claiming that the games sexualise women.<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Taylor|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/29/mastercard-visa-backlash-adult-games-removed-online-stores-steam-itchio-ntwnfb|title=Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io|website=The Guardian|date=2025-07-28}}</ref> This action also affected countries outside of Australia. | ||
Collective Shout has been criticized by some for what many see as a push towards censorship and their usage of unconventional methods. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Protest against ''Grand Theft Auto V''=== | ===Protest against ''Grand Theft Auto V''=== | ||
In 2014, the group protested the game ''Grand Theft Auto V'', | In 2014, the group protested the game ''Grand Theft Auto V'', stating that the game encouraged players to murder women for entertainment.<ref name="RPSCS" /> The game was later banned from Australian stores that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30328314|title='Sexually violent' GTA 5 banned from Australian stores|website=BBC|date=2014-12-04}}</ref> | ||
===Pressure campaign against payment processors=== | ===Pressure campaign against payment processors=== | ||
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They have also taken down various petitions opposing them. | They have also taken down various petitions opposing them. | ||
Despite this, they defended the | Despite this, they defended the Netflix movie 'Cuties,' claiming it "Empowered children."{{Citation needed}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||