While itโs important to note that whatโs happening at Steam and itch.io is at the request of a few private payment operators, itโs at least equally as important to be aware of the origin story of all of this.
PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and such acted after a group called "Collective Shout" successfully lobbied for the removal of porn on the gaming platforms.
This group is led by Australian ultra-conservative Melinda Tankard Reist. Sheโs known for being "anti-pornography, anti-prostitution, anti-abortion" (quoting Wikipedia so far), and a huge conservative Christian bigot.
Her theories about "pornification of culture" target, more often than not, what some would consider "sub-culture". Namely, video games and rap music. As some of her previous targets include the likes of Tyler, The Creator, Snoop Dogg, or French director Maรฏmouna Doucourรฉ, you wouldnโt be mistaken in noticing an underlying racist pattern.
Stating the obvious: of course, the movement has already taken anti-trans stances. Of course, itโs been heavily backed up on numerous occasions by the LP, the Liberal Party of Australia. And of course, Ms. Tankard Reist is using her self-made fame to do highly lucrative "feminist" courses and conferences.
Whenever someone screams and shouts a bit too loudly about child abuse and rape, take some time and try to figure out who their actual targets are.
Know your enemy.