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}}Collective Shout is an Australian activist group founded in 2009, claiming to be: "''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> | }} | ||
Collective Shout is an Australian activist group founded in 2009, claiming to be: "''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 pressure 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 for their rampant push towards censorship and their unconventional methods. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Protest against ''Grand Theft Auto V''=== | |||
In 2014, the group protested the game ''Grand Theft Auto V'', claiming 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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Itch.io responded by de-indexing NSFW content on July 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content|title=Update on NSFW content|website=Itch.io|date=2025-07-24}}</ref> Itch.io re-indexed free NSFW content on July 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itch.io/t/5149036/reindexing-adult-nsfw-content|title=Reindexing adult NSFW content|website=Itch.io|date=2025-07-31}}</ref> | Itch.io responded by de-indexing NSFW content on July 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content|title=Update on NSFW content|website=Itch.io|date=2025-07-24}}</ref> Itch.io re-indexed free NSFW content on July 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itch.io/t/5149036/reindexing-adult-nsfw-content|title=Reindexing adult NSFW content|website=Itch.io|date=2025-07-31}}</ref> | ||
They claim to have lobbied payment processors after sending 3,000 emails to Steam and | They claim to have lobbied payment processors after sending 3,000 emails to Steam and receiving no response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steam at Collective Shout |url=https://www.collectiveshout.org/tags/steam |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250720103220/https://www.collectiveshout.org/tags/steam |archive-date=2025-07-20 |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Collective Shout}}</ref><ref name="CBCCards">{{Cite news |last=Ore |first=Jonathan |date=31 July 2025 |title=How an anti-porn lobby on payment processors censored thousands of video games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/steam-itch-takedowns-credit-cards-1.7597563 |access-date=1 August 2025 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref> | ||
Alongside NSFW content they also wanted to get games like 'Detroit Become Human' and 'Mouthwashing' gone from the gaming platforms. Mainly for 'violence against women', which in the case of 'Detroit Become Human' was to show how horrible domestic abuse actually is for the people in the situation and to bring awareness to that happening in our society. | |||
They have also taken down various petitions opposing them. | |||
Despite this, they defended the netflix movie 'Cuties', claiming it "Empowered children" | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:21, 14 August 2025
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Legal structure | Private |
| Industry | Lobbying, Activism |
| Official website | https://www.collectiveshout.org/ |
Collective Shout is an Australian activist group founded in 2009, claiming to be: "a grassroots movement challenging the objectification of women and sexualisation of girls in media, advertising and popular culture".[1]
The activist group became prominent in 2025 after their pressure campaign against payment processors to cause Steam and Itch.io to delist hundreds of games, claiming that the games sexualise women.[2] This action also affected countries outside of Australia.
Collective Shout has been criticized for their rampant push towards censorship and their unconventional methods.
Incidents[edit | edit source]
Protest against Grand Theft Auto V[edit | edit source]
In 2014, the group protested the game Grand Theft Auto V, claiming that the game encouraged players to murder women for entertainment.[3] The game was later banned from Australian stores that year.[4]
Pressure campaign against payment processors[edit | edit source]
Main artice: Valve complying with ISPs and payment processors
In July 2025, Collective Shout launched a public campaign "demanding credit card companies and PayPal block payments" for games on sites like Steam and Itch.io.[5][3]
Itch.io responded by de-indexing NSFW content on July 24.[6] Itch.io re-indexed free NSFW content on July 31.[7]
They claim to have lobbied payment processors after sending 3,000 emails to Steam and receiving no response.[8][9]
Alongside NSFW content they also wanted to get games like 'Detroit Become Human' and 'Mouthwashing' gone from the gaming platforms. Mainly for 'violence against women', which in the case of 'Detroit Become Human' was to show how horrible domestic abuse actually is for the people in the situation and to bring awareness to that happening in our society.
They have also taken down various petitions opposing them.
Despite this, they defended the netflix movie 'Cuties', claiming it "Empowered children"
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Collective Shout". Collective Shout. Archived from the original on 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ Taylor, Josh (2025-07-28). "Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io". The Guardian.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (22 July 2025). "Anti-porn group who tried to ban GTA 5 claim credit for Steam's sex game crackdown". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "'Sexually violent' GTA 5 banned from Australian stores". BBC. 2014-12-04.
- ↑ Bita, Natasha (15 July 2025). "Child safety group finds 500 online 'games' role-playing rape and incest". The Australian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Update on NSFW content". Itch.io. 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Reindexing adult NSFW content". Itch.io. 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "Steam at Collective Shout". Collective Shout. Archived from the original on 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ Ore, Jonathan (31 July 2025). "How an anti-porn lobby on payment processors censored thousands of video games". CBC. Retrieved 1 August 2025.