themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoSteam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSteam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain'www.pcgamer.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoBecause it most of the world you’ll be dependent on Visa or Mastecard, US companies that have been exerting their power to effectively block payments to content they deem inappropriate, such as adult websites.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoExactly. I use PayPal so I can directly pay using my bank account instead of my credit card.
minus-squareWraithGear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoexcept they do the exact same thing so you are not escaping the problem with paypal
Because it most of the world you’ll be dependent on Visa or Mastecard, US companies that have been exerting their power to effectively block payments to content they deem inappropriate, such as adult websites.
Exactly. I use PayPal so I can directly pay using my bank account instead of my credit card.
except they do the exact same thing so you are not escaping the problem with paypal