Itch has long served as a platform for diverse creators, hosting everything from taboo pornography to video game memoirs. Recent de-indexing of thousands of works due to pressure from a right-wing anti-porn group threatens the livelihood of artists, developers, and writers. Notable creators like Nathalie Lawhead illustrate challenges of censorship, highlighting difficulties in getting unconventional work accepted on mainstream platforms. Itch is pivotal for supporting unique, artistic expressions and has hosted impactful charity bundles aiding social causes.
The work I host on Itch is all the work that I had struggled in the past to get on mainstream storefronts... I can't count the number of times that my work has been rejected because of reasons like 'simulated error' (glitch art).
Those bundles were lined with small projects from hobbyist creators alongside big hits from professional developers. When payment processors forced Itch to de-index thousands of games following a pressure campaign from a right-wing anti-porn group, they threatened all of these avenues of artistic expression and financial income.
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