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Visa and Mastercard’s Russia boycott drives the country to further embrace Chinese payment systems
Russia and China are growing their tech alliances.
Reddit quarantines the r/Russia community
Citing “a high volume of information not supported by credible sources.”
Free speech company Gab launches payment processing system
A new alternative to systems like PayPal which have been known to censor.
Mastercard used its dominance to dictate online platform rules, then launched its own digital ID system to capitalize on it
Payment processors are positioning themselves as the decider of who gets to stay online.
OnlyFans changes show payment processors and banks are major players in deciding what’s allowed to exist online
OnlyFans appears to have been strong-armed into changing its platform after payment processors and banks complained.
Alternative social network CloutHub says it has been deplatformed by IBM
CloutHub’s founder said IBM gave the social network no warning and removed its video stations.
MembersCovid is adding fire to the war on cash
? But with it come privacy and censorship concerns.
Digital ID, Bill Gates vaccine record, and payments system combo to be trialed in Africa
A potential to raise eyebrows for privacy and civil liberty concerns.
EU banks set to challenge Visa and Mastercard duopoly with new universal payment system
The EU wants to challenge the payment companies’ dominance.
MembersThe Mastercard and Visa duopoly is fast becoming the biggest threat to alternative tech
? Payment processors are trying to crush up-and-coming platforms just as they’re getting started.
Dick Masterson says Patreon alternative New Project 2 is closing after getting blacklisted by Mastercard
NP2 is closing after just 18 months.