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How VTubers Are Leading The Backlash Against Adult Game Censorship

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By Ana Valens Verified
| Kotaku Verified
If you’ve been on social media over the past week, then you’re probably familiar with the backlash against MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, and Stripe. A ragtag movement of gamers, artists, adult content creators, sex workers and queer activists are uniting to resist payment processor-based censorship targeting Steam and itch.io.
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Everything You Need To Become The Next Ironmouse-Level VTuber

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By Ana Valens Verified
| Kotaku Verified
VTubers, short for “Virtual YouTubers,” are here to stay. Most newcomers are introduced to the field through popular streamers like ex-VShojo talent Ironmouse, who recently featured on bbno$’s 1-800. But the Twitch star is part of a far bigger industry that spans various countries, cultures, and languages. According to a May 2025 report from Streams Charts and VSTATS, the international VTubing landscape continues to grow quarter-over-quarter.
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Group Behind Steam Censorship Policies Have Powerful Allies - And Targeted Popular Games With Outlandish Claims

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By Ana Valens Verified
| archive.org
Over the past week, gamers have heavily criticized Australian group Collective Shout. The radical feminist organization has taken responsibility for changes to Steam’s payment processors that resulted in the removal of various adult games with taboo themes. As Collective Shout wrote on its official website today, the group has targeted nearly 500 games for removal on Steam, with 81 titles that the group still wants delisted from Valve’s storefront.
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