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Itch.io is a website used to find and share video games made by independent developers online. | [[wikipedia:Itch.io|itch.io]] is a website used to find and share video games made by independent developers online. | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | |||
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable): | |||
* User Freedom | |||
* User Privacy | |||
* Business Model | |||
* Market Control}} | |||
*Business model: System relies on "open revenue sharing" which sends itch.io a percentage of the money chosen accordingly by the creator (default 10%). | |||
==Incidents== | |||
:Main article: [[Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam]] | |||
On July 11, 2025, [[Collective Shout]] issued an open statement demanding credit card payments to immediately cease processing "payments on [[Steam]] and itch.io." A few days later, itch.io responded by delisting adult content in search results. They re-indexed free "adult NSFW content" later on July 31 with new "content warnings" for such games. | |||