Yes. Absolutely. Transparency is key, and fascists like those shouldn't be given a damned inch. The lack of trust happening right now is because they kept it behind closed doors and took action suddenly and without warning.
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They took action because Stripe demanded it suddenly and without notice. Itch did not know that Stripe would threaten to ban them in April, they didn't know that before yesterday. From everything I have seen, Stripe only contacted Itch about this yesterday. Before that there was no mention about..
jul 25, 2025, 3:13 pm • 4 0 • view
the terfs targeting payment processors. They even managed to blindside Steam, a much, much larger business.
jul 25, 2025, 3:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Stripe told them to implement this instantly? If so that is illegal. And itch.io would and should have known this. Meaning they could have filed a lawsuit over this and contested this action. Similarly, if it was not a demand of instant action, they would have had time to explain the situation.
jul 25, 2025, 3:15 pm • 1 0 • view
What makes it illegal? Have you seen the contract between itch and Stripe? Also have you not seen what leafo shared? How can you be talking about this so adamantly if you haven't even seen the Stripe communications? You complain about the lack of transparency yet you don't read any of the material?
jul 25, 2025, 3:18 pm • 1 0 • view
itch.io is an international company. In the EU, contract changes require 2 months notice. www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... But if for whatever reason, these hyper-specific bans were previously in the contract, I suppose it wouldn't need a warning. But I highly doubt that.
jul 25, 2025, 3:36 pm • 1 0 • view
B2B contracts do not require a 2 month notice in the EU. What you linked is a draft, not low. There are no notice period to B2B contract changes in the EU, and Stripe isn't claiming a contract change here. Stripe and Itch are also both US based, so I don't see how EU law would apply in any case.
jul 25, 2025, 3:39 pm • 2 0 • view
The relevant jurisdictions here is California, where both Itch and Stripe are registered. I am not aware of any California B2B contract laws that prevent Stripe from halting their services to itch if they claim itch violates their contract and itch contests it.
jul 25, 2025, 3:42 pm • 2 0 • view
If Stripe decided to terminate the contract, itch could probably sue them for loss of sales or something, but they can't force Stripe to provide services to them. B2B contracts are not civil rights.
jul 25, 2025, 3:43 pm • 1 0 • view