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![Bluesky post by Gwen C. Katz (gwenckatz.bsky.social), reposted by Sarah Z.
text of post:
Itch's new content policy is:
1. We can't tell you what violates the rules.
2. If you violate the rules, we take all your money. Not just the money from that work, ALL your money from EVERYTHING you've ever made.
I don't care how much of a smol bean Itch is, this is not a viable platform.
screenshot of communication from itch.io:
"It's almost impossible to come up with an exhaustive list of unacceptable products to sell, so often we have to take content reviews one at a time. if an issue arises with your account that isn't already covered by our policy, then we will contact you and share what options you may have. If you've collected money while in violation of terms, we may be forced to refund or freeze all pending transactions, as [bold]accounts that are in violation of our terms are not eligible for payouts.[/bold]"](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/689840 "Bluesky post by Gwen C. Katz (gwenckatz.bsky.social), reposted by Sarah Z.
text of post:
Itch's new content policy is:
1. We can't tell you what violates the rules.
2. If you violate the rules, we take all your money. Not just the money from that work, ALL your money from EVERYTHING you've ever made.
I don't care how much of a smol bean Itch is, this is not a viable platform.
screenshot of communication from itch.io:
\"It's almost impossible to come up with an exhaustive list of unacceptable products to sell, so often we have to take content reviews one at a time. if an issue arises with your account that isn't already covered by our policy, then we will contact you and share what options you may have. If you've collected money while in violation of terms, we may be forced to refund or freeze all pending transactions, as [bold]accounts that are in violation of our terms are not eligible for payouts.[/bold]\"")
Valentino Gagliardi
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