I_Smell_Mendacious
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I_Smell_Mendacious
16d ago
Some people have blamed activist religious groups on aggressively lobbying the payment processors for this crackdown
Last time we saw this exact same play, Operation Choke Point came directly from the DOJ. I can easily understand how Federal investigations and lawsuits would apply significant pressure; I have to wonder how much pressure activist groups can really apply to these institutions? They seem unlikely to me to be the real driving force. On the other hand, Trump's first DOJ shut down Operation Chokepoint, so I don't see why his 2nd one would boot it back up. Maybe this really is just something payment processors have decided is in their own interest.
That's a good point; I was too focused on the US government due to the history there. Several US States have been actively cracking down on online porn lately as well. So it's very plausible any combination of governmental bodies could be driving this, possibly at the behest of religious and/or feminist activists.
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