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Mastercard halts service for Fanza, the biggest adults-only media site in Japan

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Re: Mastercard halts service for Fanza, the biggest adults-only media site in Japan

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Maybe credit card corporations shouldn't be allowed to decide which businesses are acceptable and which aren't? Who elected Mastercard, anyway?

perhaps we, the consumers did, by continuing to use Mastercard/visa for so many payments

Re: Mastercard halts service for Fanza, the biggest adults-only media site in Japan

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post #3

Maybe credit card corporations shouldn't be allowed to decide which businesses are acceptable and which aren't? Who elected Mastercard, anyway?

perhaps we, the consumers did, by continuing to use Mastercard/visa for so many payments

What do you mean "we"? I pay cash.

Re: Mastercard halts service for Fanza, the biggest adults-only media site in Japan

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post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

perhaps we, the consumers did, by continuing to use Mastercard/visa for so many payments

What do you mean "we"? I pay cash.

How would you pay cash for online content?