Collective Shout’s Censorship Crusade Against Gamers
There’s always gotta be a villain, huh?Once upon a time, it was Jack Thompson screaming about how Grand Theft Auto was going to turn us all into criminals. Then it was Tipper Gore slapping parental advisory stickers on everything. And now? Say hello to Collective Shout - Australia’s self-proclaimed moral watchdogs who have recently been attacking (and getting dunked on by) popular content creators online, pressured major credit card processors into cutting ties with game developers whose content doesn’t align with their "values." Image: Madam Savvy Dancing on Collective Shout What’s happening now is the same ol’ slippery slope: a group of ideologues trying to decide what’s acceptable for everyone else, using scare tactics, social media outrage, and backdoor lobbying to quietly strangle creative expression in games and anime.Let’s be clear: nobody’s here to defend actual CSAM or illegal content and, yes, these […]