Collective Shout
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Incidents
Pressure campaign against payment processors
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.[2][3]
They claim to have lobbied payment processors after sending 3,000 emails to Steam and recieving no response.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Collective Shout". Collective Shout. Archived from the original on 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.