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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>

De-indexing of NSFW as well as SFW LGBTQ+ content continued on Itch.io reportet on August 10th.[https://transnews.network/p/i-feel-violated-queer-creators-lose-livelihoods-in-itch-io-bans]

The group claims 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>

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The owner of a journalist website Vice allegedly instructed certain articles related to Collective Shout to be removed from their website, due to "controversial subject matter". The Author of the articles and several of her co-workers resigned soon afterwards in protest. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/After-payment-processors-prompt-removal-of-Steam-games-journalists-investigating-the-censorship-resign.1063259.0.html|title=After payment processors prompt removal of Steam games, journalists investigating the censorship resign|website=notebookcheck.net|date=2025-08-16}}</ref>

===Critic petitions takedown===

Note that this gives the power to an American corporation to ban products worldwide as Visa accounts for 37% of all credit cards in circulation, while Mastercard makes up 32% of all credit cards.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Credit and Debit Card Market Share by Network and Issuer |url=https://www.fool.com/money/research/credit-debit-card-market-share-network-issuer/#:~:text=Credit%20card%20market%20share%20by,and%20American%20Express%20lag%20behind. |url-status=live |work=Motley Fool Money |pages=1}}</ref>

The group has also attempted to ~~taken~~ down various petitions critiquing their actions, claiming them to be defamatory.{{Citation needed}}

===Critic petitions takedown attempt===

The group has also attempted to take down various petitions critiquing their actions, claiming them to be defamatory.{{Citation needed}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-08 |title=Change.org removes petition against Collective Shout. |url=https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1953661001980690599 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Defense of questionable child acting===

Collective shout has ~~stated~~ the ~~Netflix movie '~~Cuties~~' did not harm children~~. ~~The child actors were asked~~ to ~~dance sexually~~ on ~~camera~~. ~~They claimed this "Empowered children~~."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over the last week many supporters... - Melinda Tankard Reist {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100044384471209/posts/10158710725359791/ |website=Facebook |publication-date=2020-08-23}}</ref>

Collective shout has been taking a favorable stance on the controversial film Cuties arguing that it portrays the protagonists as falsely thinking that sexualization of their performances are to their freedom.And the film tries to shine light on this issue.The general public agrees that the sexualization of the film is unreasonable given the characters ages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over the last week many supporters... - Melinda Tankard Reist {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100044384471209/posts/10158710725359791/ |website=Facebook |publication-date=2020-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopping |first=Renee K. |date=2025-07-23 |title=Gamers are dredging up our support of Netflix film 'Cuties' in an attempt to paint us as “pro-exploitation”... |url=https://x.com/reneechopping/status/1947819118302007622 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Collective Shout twitter account itself posted a short tweet about the film calling it "ethically problematic but a powerful protest".But the tweet is deleted and the web archives of the tweet doesnt seem to work.<ref>https://preview.redd.it/people-are-missing-a-lot-of-information-on-collective-shout-v0-qthi6i66xbef1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=f6fb2f3ef9250378d98dcb42b4fbc350279e9162<nowiki/>A screenshot of the tweet floats around the internet but i dont know if this counts as a citation</ref>

==See also==

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[[Category:Organizations]]

~~[[Category:Pro-consumer articles]]~~

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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>
+De-indexing of NSFW as well as SFW LGBTQ+ content continued on Itch.io reportet on August 10th.[https://transnews.network/p/i-feel-violated-queer-creators-lose-livelihoods-in-itch-io-bans]
 The group claims 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>
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 The owner of a journalist website Vice allegedly instructed certain articles related to Collective Shout to be removed from their website, due to "controversial subject matter". The Author of the articles and several of her co-workers resigned soon afterwards in protest. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/After-payment-processors-prompt-removal-of-Steam-games-journalists-investigating-the-censorship-resign.1063259.0.html|title=After payment processors prompt removal of Steam games, journalists investigating the censorship resign|website=notebookcheck.net|date=2025-08-16}}</ref>
-===Critic petitions takedown===
+Note that this gives the power to an American corporation to ban products worldwide as Visa accounts for 37% of all credit cards in circulation, while Mastercard makes up 32% of all credit cards.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Credit and Debit Card Market Share by Network and Issuer |url=https://www.fool.com/money/research/credit-debit-card-market-share-network-issuer/#:~:text=Credit%20card%20market%20share%20by,and%20American%20Express%20lag%20behind. |url-status=live |work=Motley Fool Money |pages=1}}</ref>
-The group has also attempted to taken down various petitions critiquing their actions, claiming them to be defamatory.{{Citation needed}}
+===Critic petitions takedown attempt===
+The group has also attempted to take down various petitions critiquing their actions, claiming them to be defamatory.{{Citation needed}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-08 |title=Change.org removes petition against Collective Shout. |url=https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1953661001980690599 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Defense of questionable child acting===
-Collective shout has stated the Netflix movie 'Cuties' did not harm children. The child actors were asked to dance sexually on camera. They claimed this "Empowered children."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over the last week many supporters... - Melinda Tankard Reist {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100044384471209/posts/10158710725359791/ |website=Facebook |publication-date=2020-08-23}}</ref>
+Collective shout has been taking a favorable stance on the controversial film Cuties arguing that it portrays the protagonists as falsely thinking that sexualization of their performances are to their freedom.And the film tries to shine light on this issue.The general public agrees that the sexualization of the film is unreasonable given the characters ages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over the last week many supporters... - Melinda Tankard Reist {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100044384471209/posts/10158710725359791/ |website=Facebook |publication-date=2020-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopping |first=Renee K. |date=2025-07-23 |title=Gamers are dredging up our support of Netflix film 'Cuties' in an attempt to paint us as “pro-exploitation”... |url=https://x.com/reneechopping/status/1947819118302007622 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+Collective Shout twitter account itself posted a short tweet about the film calling it "ethically problematic but a powerful protest".But the tweet is deleted and the web archives of the tweet doesnt seem to work.<ref>https://preview.redd.it/people-are-missing-a-lot-of-information-on-collective-shout-v0-qthi6i66xbef1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=f6fb2f3ef9250378d98dcb42b4fbc350279e9162<nowiki/>A screenshot of the tweet floats around the internet but i dont know if this counts as a citation</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Organizations]]
-[[Category:Pro-consumer articles]]