Summary:
- Mastercard has been accused of banning adult-oriented video games from being sold on platforms like Steam, despite claiming they don't make those decisions.
- Valve, the company behind Steam, has explained how Mastercard uses a system of "payment facilitators" to exert control over what games can be sold, even if Mastercard isn't directly making the bans.
- This highlights how payment processors like Mastercard can wield significant power over the video game industry, potentially censoring certain types of content.