Is anyone else having this issue? I have adult content enabled on my profile (and historically have been able to find such games without logging in by searching for specific tags) but no search will return any results that would actually be flagged as adult content.
I can find games I know by name through Google, but then searching for related games returns a blank result, and clicking on their tags brings me to searches that won't even show the game I just followed the tag from!
Its kinda pointless to be aggressive towards staff here since this is the result of them having a metaphorical gun to their head by payment processors that bent over after whining by a anti lgbt christian extremist org that wormed its way into power by claiming to act under the guise of feminism and donations from likeminded people(Collective Shout).
Valve has also by now reported that Mastercard full on refused to even communicate with them.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mastercard-deflects-blame-for-nsfw-games-being-tak...
The delay for that statement and how unclear everything still is is what’s fueling the fires here. PLEASE, I’m begging from the bottom of my heart for you to listen and provide clarity to restore trust and support: /t/5125680/please-itch-begging-you-to-listen
It is a shadow ban. I searched for Penny Larcney, Gig Economy Supervillian and it didn't show up. I had to go into the developer's profile page to find it. The game has no nudity or explict content. It does have progressive story lines on things like trans rights however so it's not a porn thing, it's a right wing take down of anything progressive thing.
So I guess it's happening to this website like it's happening to almost every other website that I'm seeing now. They attack on not safe for work stuff it just growing more by the second. It is a shame. I don't know what the deal is with these websites with a double standards. But it needs to get fixed and it needs to stop. I think it if you can show Gore and all kind of other stuff why not just regular adult stuff. It's clearly there is double standards going on.
I dont think thats the case either, entirely free games are also unlisted along with games that require payment, games that have optional and games that have payment options. All of them are unlisted unless you have a direct link.
I think its a bit messier than we think, because there's like 10 games shown for me under Adult, where I know there should be waaaaay more that arent necessarily NSFW
I think you're confused.
I'm listing games that are unlisted from the tages/search with different payment types.
No games so far seems to have been completely removed from what I can see.
Eternum and Once in a Lifetime both have incest themes (step-sister but whatever) and are still available directly, but also search unlisted
House Chores by Siren checkmate (this has happened to other games also, it seems that if the theme is very on its face u get deleted) LockDown Dom by Down Bad Smut Games this game also
Im not misunderstanding the thread, my point is that the targeted deletion of incest games is likely related to the algorithm shutdown, likely to follow in line with the UK law or visa mastercard. It is related to whats happening to the adult games i have no idea why u are having a hard time processing that.
You're diverging from the subject of "why are adult games unlisted" to talk about incest themed games being deleted.
Both are moderation sure, but they're not the cause for one-another. The point was your original post talked about how it had to do with direct payments, to which I listed games being unlisted regardless of.
You're holding separate conversations and probably mixing them up.
SO apparently as pointed out in another thread it seems like this.
- ALL Adult games are being blocked from the search
HOWEVER
- All the games are still there if and only if they do not have a payment method being the only way to get the game (buy and then download).
i have not seen any purely free games bumped yet so it might just be a "were following the Letter of the law / agreement, nothing more" as it seems its the Visa / mastercard issue not the New UK law issue some suggested
