ResetEra Campaign to Get Stellar Blade Deplatformed by Visa/Mastercard Backfires Into Fan Petition Surge
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Users on ResetEra report Stellar Blade and developer Shift Up to payment processors Visa and Mastercard in an attempt to get the game deplatformed over Evie's character design, echoing a 2023 Collective Shout campaign. A cancellation petition against the game gains only around 70 signatures, while a counter-petition defending it surges past 4,000, and the reporting user is banned once the story trends.
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"Stellar Blade Reported to Be Banned by Payment Processors" - Collective Shout Returns Somehow
ResetEra user reported 'Stellar Blade' and Shift Up to Visa and Mastercard for deplatforming, and the creator claims the user was only banned after the story trended, suggesting the report would have succeeded unnoticed otherwise.
Fans Shutdown Payment Processers From Censoring Stellar Blade With Huge Petition
The creator highlights that a petition to censor Stellar Blade's Eve character has only 70 signatures, while a counter-petition opposing censorship has surged to nearly 4,000, framing the pro-censorship side as a tiny, loud minority.
"Stellar Blade to Be Forcefully Censored by Payment Processors" - Will it Happen?
The creator of Stellar Blade claims hypocrisy and racism towards Asian media as their game is reported to Visa and Mastercard for potential censorship, while similar Western games like God of War are not targeted, highlighting a double standard in the industry's treatment of Asian-themed content.
"Actually, Censorship is Good" - Gets Completely Shutdown
A counter-petition against the cancellation of Stellar Blade, driven by backlash to Eevee's design, gained over 1,577 signatures, leading creator Pagan to claim the opposition is a vocal minority and the community stands against censorship.