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The Free Software Foundation Europe was cancelled by their payment provider after refusing to hand over personal account data! (feddit.org)

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 20 points 10 hours ago

Isn't this the kind of threat that payment processors made to Steam regarding some NSFW games? I believe it was an Australian "grassroot" campaign that led to the latest ban of many Steam (and Itch.io) games, and the threat was payment processors stop working with Steam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Shout#2025_Steam_and_Itch.io_game_removals

This is the power they have now, imagine a cashless society..