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==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===

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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.

==See also==

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+===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===
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 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.
 ==See also==