So Ken Akamatsu's 14 years of e-book company is shut down because of credit card decline.
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So Ken Akamatsu's 14 years of e-book company is shut down because of credit card decline.
Japan, for the love of God, please do something at the government level to stop these banks and credit card companies from being able to do this. Your culture is slowly being destroyed by outside forces.
Mmm according to some of the quotes from jp twitter the main reason behind it is because the site was hosting some really sketchy ai generated art, some even mention being outright illegal.
Then again akamatsu has his fair share of enemies and political oponents so It would be best to see how the situation develops.
Then again akamatsu has his fair share of enemies and political oponents so It would be best to see how the situation develops.
From what I could figure out, it seems it was the parent company that was making and selling books of VERY sketchy AI generated stuff?
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Financial censorship is what this is. A new decentralized payment system needs to be put in place. Both the banks and the UN trying to funnel all the customer base to the slop. meanwhile real creatives get attacked for stupid excuses and cancelled ffs. This has to do with blackstone purchasing online manga distribution. They are all in on it...
I think you missed something, because even JCB blocked them.
More specifically, it was the third party who handled all transactions that blocked them. We don't know if the credit card companies themselves are involved.
I have to believe there is Activists within America at the IMF level as a third party trying to censor Japan and also trying to make it difficult for Japanese content to be hosted in the West even if it's on Valve, Nintendo and various other places, whether this is Ecchi or Hentai it ends up with the common issue of Banks and Platforms. As we all noticed last time when the Economics Advisor from Japan visited the HQ of the banks in California he noted that they did not know this was happening and where looking into the 3rd party services themselves and found issues with someone illegally taking down content that did not violate the law. Especially Loli/Shota content. This is definitely rot and activism from within who are selectively targeting content. Of course they are looking into it and investigating, my hope is that they will do something about it and reset everything to normal and set the record straight.
The solution is to try and find 3rd party Payment Processors that are decentralized like @Alucardthegreat mentions and also to wait to see how the Current Trump Administration handles this soon. Which is key because he is an Economy President and has mentioned before about issues of Federal Laws and Regulations hurting Banks therefore hurting content and platforming with Content and especially Speech itself(to prevent Deplatforming), also along with policies of DEI programs that he wishes to get rid of. Which the belief is that he will reign in Banks, have more coverage on Free Speech Protections for Payment Processors, and more decentralized payment processing ways in case the legacy processors are messed with in the Digital Age. He has the mandate with the Popular Vote, The Senate, and most likely the House. So it will be done by next year as he wishes to speed run the whole thing and not make the same mistake like last time and wait. This needs to be pushed the 1st month in and just get it over with.
I absolutely agree with everyone in this thread even Yoko Taro and others, this should not be happening and it's very sad that we have had this happen over the last decade. Websites, Video Games, Anime, Doujinshi, Hentai, Ecchi none of these things are real they are fictional and should be treated as Goods with equal protection under free speech laws and that should not be taken down because someone was uncomfortable or they have a visceral hatred for the content despite pretending to be a fan of the content. Content should be treated neutrally so as long as it's not targeting real people or have depictions of real individuals and events. Which Japanese Content never has done.
The solution is to try and find 3rd party Payment Processors that are decentralized like @Alucardthegreat mentions and also to wait to see how the Current Trump Administration handles this soon. Which is key because he is an Economy President and has mentioned before about issues of Federal Laws and Regulations hurting Banks therefore hurting content and platforming with Content and especially Speech itself(to prevent Deplatforming), also along with policies of DEI programs that he wishes to get rid of. Which the belief is that he will reign in Banks, have more coverage on Free Speech Protections for Payment Processors, and more decentralized payment processing ways in case the legacy processors are messed with in the Digital Age. He has the mandate with the Popular Vote, The Senate, and most likely the House. So it will be done by next year as he wishes to speed run the whole thing and not make the same mistake like last time and wait. This needs to be pushed the 1st month in and just get it over with.
I absolutely agree with everyone in this thread even Yoko Taro and others, this should not be happening and it's very sad that we have had this happen over the last decade. Websites, Video Games, Anime, Doujinshi, Hentai, Ecchi none of these things are real they are fictional and should be treated as Goods with equal protection under free speech laws and that should not be taken down because someone was uncomfortable or they have a visceral hatred for the content despite pretending to be a fan of the content. Content should be treated neutrally so as long as it's not targeting real people or have depictions of real individuals and events. Which Japanese Content never has done.
The credit card corpos are pure evil. This has been a fact for a long time, but it usually doesn't affect the normies, so they don't care. CCCs can basically ruin any store / service in current year, without having to give a lick of an explanation.
I wish more places would start to accept Crypto, even if the amount of people using it is still somewhat low, because the current state of things is getting into a dangerous teritorry.
I wish more places would start to accept Crypto, even if the amount of people using it is still somewhat low, because the current state of things is getting into a dangerous teritorry.
A youtuber named Sex Positive Gaming has a 40 minute video saying those 3rd party companies are the credit card companies. They are certified by the CCCs and are use to deflect blame when they are enforcing their policies. DLsite having the points system is a good step but for how long and why continue support these monopolies? Crypto needs to become better ASAP.
Yeah when they work on behalf of one credit card company then they are the same as the company itself, but in this case it was a bigger company that cut all transactions at once, even non credit card transactions, so this is bigger than the previous cases we've seen. Yamada Taro explains it here:
Melonbooks suspended Visa and Mastercard payments (archive). This is some serious fuckery.
I was going to add this topic but is still relevant.
Honestly at this point Japan should just refuse to do business with Visa and Mastercard entirely. If they are going to throw their weight around like this in an attempt to infringe on free speech in Japan then they should not be able to profit in Japan anymore. Make them pledge to be neutral if they want back in.
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TL Via LingvanexOn November 8, discussions were held with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Financial Services Agency regarding credit card discipline.
Censorship by payment institutions in the digital space is becoming increasingly serious.
On the same day, it was reported that ''Melon Books mail order and Visa/Mastercard payments will be suspended.'' ( However, Visa and Mastercard can also be used at the store
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which is also in charge of content strategy, should work together among departments to understand why restrictions on expression by acquirers and payment processing companies are rapidly expanding, and consider countermeasures.
In the digital age and as the country moves forward with its content strategy, it must not happen that content can be traded freely in real life, but cannot be traded online.
Furthermore, if we are to promote cashless payments, it is essential to understand these issues and take immediate measures to address them.
During the discussions on this day, the following facts were confirmed with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Financial Services Agency.
①Credit cards are regulated under the Installment Sales Act, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
②issuers, acquirers, and payment agency companies must register
(If the criteria are met, "registration must be done". Supervisory authority is narrow, while banks supervised by the Financial Services Agency have a wide supervisory authority, with a license system that allows conditions to be granted or changed
③The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry only supervises the appropriate credit of issues and the appropriate information management of acquirer payment agencies
(There have been six cases in the past where administrative sanctions have been taken from these perspectives.)
④The supervisory authority of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry does not extend to international brands (they are not subject to the Installment Sales Act in the first place)
⑤There are no regulations regarding merchant fees, payment reservations, chargebacks, etc., and there is no supervisory authority
(Even if there is inappropriate handling, it is not subject to administrative sanctions based on the Installment Sales Act)
⑥Even if an acquirer or payment agency uses contract cancellation or payment retention as a shield to force restrictions on expression, they do not have supervisory authority
⑦The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry does not understand why restrictions on expression by acquirers and payment processing companies are rapidly expanding
Credit cards are an important infrastructure in the digital age. Nevertheless, the state's involvement in credit card companies is extremely limited. Of course, when it comes to national regulations, we should generally be cautious about restricting freedom.
However, regarding the credit card issue, we believe that in order to guarantee freedom of transaction and expression, as well as to maintain infrastructure and economic security, we need the involvement of a country that has gone into the field. This is an important issue, so we will continue to work tenaciously on it.