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Gamers Bombard Visa & MasterCard With Emails and Calls Over Steam and itch.io Censorship (programming.dev)
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[-] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here's a list of MasterCard's toll-free phone numbers in various countries: https://www.mastercard.fi/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/na/global-site/documents/global-services-phone-numbers.pdf

And here's the same for Visa: https://www.visa.fi/content/dam/VCOM/download/personal/security/gcas_general_numbers.pdf

And the content of that file, in case that they might remove that link:

Mastercard Global Service™

Local Toll-Free Telephone Numbers

  • American Samoa 1-1-800-307-7309
  • Japan 00531-11-3886
  • Anguilla 1-800-307-7309
  • Korea, Republic of 0079-811-887-0823
  • Antigua and Barbuda 1-800-307-7309
  • Liechtenstein 0800-89-7092
  • Argentina 0800-555-0507
  • Luxembourg 800-2-4533
  • Australia 1800-120-113
  • Malaysia 1-800-804594
  • Austria 0800-07-06-138
  • Mexico 001-800-307-7309
  • Bahamas 1-800-307-7309
  • Monaco 0-800-90-1387
  • Bahrain 8000-0087
  • Montserrat 1-800-307-7309
  • Barbados 1-800-307-7309
  • Netherlands 0800-022-5821
  • Belgium 0800-1-5096
  • New Zealand 800-441-671
  • Bermuda 1-800-307-7309
  • Norway 800-12697
  • Bolivia 800-10-0172
  • Panama 001-800-307-7309
  • Bonaire 001-800-307-7309
  • Peru 0800-77-476
  • Brazil 0800-891-3294
  • Philippines 1-800-1-111-0061
  • Cambodia 800-881-001 then 877-288-3891*
  • Poland 0-0800-111-1211
  • Canada 1-800-307-7309
  • Portugal 800-8-11-272
  • Cayman Islands 1-800-307-7309
  • Puerto Rico 1-800-307-7309
  • Chile 1230-020-2012
  • The Russia 8-800-555-02-69
  • China 10-800-110-7309**
  • Saba 1-800-307-7309
  • China 2 10-800-711-7309***
  • St. Eustatius 1-800-307-7309
  • Colombia 01-800-912-1303
  • St. Maarten 1-800-307-7309
  • Costa Rica 0-800-011-0184
  • St. Kitts-Nevis 1-800-307-7309
  • Curacao 001-800-307-7309
  • Saipan (N. Marianas) 1-800-307-7309
  • Cyprus 080-90569
  • San Marino 800-870-866
  • Czech Republic 800-142-494
  • Saudi Arabia 800-844-9457
  • Denmark 8001-6098
  • Singapore 800-1100-113
  • Dominica 1-800-307-7309
  • South Africa 0800-990418
  • Dominican Republic 1-800-307-7309
  • Spain 900-822-756
  • Finland 08001-156234
  • Sweden 020-791-324
  • France 0-800-90-1387
  • Switzerland 0800-897-092
  • Germany 0800-071-3542
  • Taiwan 00801-10-3400
  • Greece 00-800-11-887-0303
  • Thailand 001-800-11-887-0663
  • Grenada 1-800-307-7309
  • Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-307-7309
  • Guam 1-800-307-7309
  • Turkey 00-800-13-887-0903
  • Guatemala 1-800-999-1480
  • Turks and Caicos 01-800-307-7309
  • Hong Kong 800-966677
  • United Arab Emirates 800-0444-3895
  • Hungary 06800-12517
  • United Kingdom 0800-96-4767
  • India 000-800-100-1087
  • United States 1-800-307-7309
  • Indonesia 001803-1-887-0623
  • Vatican City State 800-870-866
  • Ireland 1-800-55-7378
  • Venezuela 0800-1-002902
  • Israel 180-941-8873
  • Vietnam 120-11576
  • Italy 800-870-866
  • Virgin Islands, 1-800-307-7309
  • Jamaica 0800-307-7309
  • Virgin Islands, U.S. 1-800-307-7309

Last Updated 31 January 2019

The contents of the file for Visa's phone numbers:

Δ Await second dial tone

  • Anguilla 1-800-847-2911

  • Antigua 1-800-847-2911

  • Argentina 0800-666-0171

  • Aruba 800-1518

  • Australia 1-800-125-440

  • Austria 0 800-200-288Δ800-892-8134

  • Bahamas 1-800-847-2911

  • Bahrain 800-006

  • Barbados 1-800-847-2911

  • Belgium 0800-1-8397

  • Belize 811 or 555Δ800-847-2911

  • Bermuda 1-800-847-2911

  • Bolivia 800-10-0188

  • Bonaire* 001-800-847-2911

  • Brazil 0800-891-3680

  • British Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911

  • Bulgaria 00-800-0010Δ888-557-4446

  • Cambodia 1-800-881-001Δ888-710-7783

  • Canada 1-800-847-2911

  • Cayman Islands 1-800-847-2911

  • Chile 1230-020-2136

  • Mainland China (South) 10-800-110-2911

  • Mainland China (North) 10-800-711-2911

  • Colombia 01-800-912-5713

  • Costa Rica 0-800-011-0030

  • Croatia 0-800-220-111Δ866-654-0125

  • Curacao* 001-800-847-2911

  • Czech Republic 800-142-121

  • Denmark 80-010277

  • Dominica 1-800-847-2911

  • Dominican Republic 1-800-847-2911

  • Ecuador 1-999-119 or 1-800-225-528Δ800-847-2911

  • Egypt (Cairo only) 2510-0200Δ866-654-0128

  • Egypt (outside Cairo) 02-2510-0200Δ866-654-0128

  • El Salvador 800-6921

  • Estonia 800-12001Δ800-406-9982

  • Finland 0800-11-0057

  • France 0800-90-1179

  • Germany 0800-000-6510

  • Gibraltar 8800-877-3745966

  • Greece 00-800-11-638-0304

  • Grenada 1-800-847-2911

  • Guam 1-800-847-2911

  • Guatemala 1-800-999-0115

  • Guyana 159Δ1-855-477-1390

  • Honduras 800-0123Δ800-847-2911

  • Hong Kong 800-96-7025

  • Hungary 06-800-17682

  • India 000-800-100-1219

  • Indonesia 001-803-1-933-6294

  • Ireland, Republic of 1-800-55-8002

  • Israel 1-80-941-1605

  • Italy 800-819-014

  • Jamaica 0-800-847-2911

  • Japan 00531-11-1555

  • Jordan 1-880-0000Δ888-557-4442

  • Kazakhstan 8 800-121-4321Δ888-557-4447

  • Kenya 866-654-0162

  • Latvia 8000-02288

  • Lebanon 01-426-801Δ866-654-0130

  • Liechtenstein 0800-89-4732

  • Luxembourg 0800-2012

  • Macedonia 0800-94288Δ888-557-4458

  • Malaysia 1800-80-0159

  • Mauritius 01-120Δ866-654-0165

  • Mexico 001-800-847-2911

  • Monaco 0800-90-1179

  • Montserrat 1-800-847-2911

  • Morocco 002-11-0011Δ866-654-0163

  • Netherlands 0800-022-3110

  • Nevis 1-800-847-2911

  • New Zealand 0800-44-3019

  • Norway 800-12052

  • Panama 001-800-111-0016

  • Paraguay 008-11-800Δ800-599-1137

  • Perú 001-800-890-0623

  • Philippines 1-800-1-111-9015

  • Poland 0-0-800-111-1569

  • Portugal 800-8-11-824

  • Puerto Rico 1-800-847-2911

  • Romania 0 808-03-4288Δ888-557-4416

  • Saba* 1-800-847-2911

  • Saint Eustatius* 1-800-847-2911

  • Saint Kitts 1-800-847-2911

  • Saint Lucia 800-238-5517

  • Saint Maarten* 1-800-847-2911

  • San Marino 800-819-014

  • Saudi Arabia 1-800-10Δ866-654-0129

  • Senegal 800-103-072Δ888-557-4451

  • Singapore 800-110-0344

  • Slovakia 0 800-000-101Δ800-406-9970

  • South Africa 0800-990-475

  • South Korea 00798-11-00-908-12

  • Spain 900-99-1124

  • Sweden 020 160 4293

  • Switzerland 0800-89-4732

  • Taiwan 00801-10-3008

  • Thailand 001-800-11-535-0660

  • Trinidad and Tobago 1-800-847-2911

  • Turkey 00-800-13-535-0900

  • Turks and Caicos 0-1-800-847-2911

  • Ukraine 800-502-886Δ888-557-4445

  • United Arab Emirates 8000-021Δ866-654-0112

  • United Kingdom 0800-89-1725

  • United States 1-800-847-2911

  • Uruguay 00-0411-940-7915

  • U.S. Virgin Islands 1-800-847-2911

  • Venezuela 0800-1-002167

  • Vietnam 1 201-0288Δ888-710-7781

  • Updated 1/10/2023

[-] TheOrionArm@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Couldn't you just buy it on GOG or something? Steam sucks anyway why expend the effort

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago

You've missed the point entirely.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

Hey now, why stop these people FROM CHANGING THE WORLD?! The stakes are too high gramps!

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

You are right, let's all do absolutely nothing when corporations inch themselves into controlling every aspect of our lives.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

They came for our porn!!!!!

[-] HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do you support incest and rape video games being globally banned from sale? I mean, I can kind of get it, its fucked up porn.

But I don't like the idea of fictional smut, even if of particularly morally questionable type of porn, gets globally banned (as long as its just fictional obviously).

What people jork their peanits/flick their bean to as long as no one was actually harmed in its production is none of my or your business.

Obviously, there is also the chilling effect of letting this censorship slide and the anti-democratic nature of payment processors being the ones enforcing this. But I suspect those are unconvincing to you and you are happy this stuff is harder to get now. Am I wrong?

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Fictional isn't the same as not real.

[-] HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Fiction is definitionally not true or is made up.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

Cool, I didnt expect you to understand my point.

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[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

is there any EU law that prohibits this itch/steam situation and the mastercard email contact information?

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[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

There has to be an option where digital payment is concerned that allows an intermediate step that anonymizes transactions so one hand doesn't know what the other is doing.

This bullshit really makes me not want to see digital currency at all now, of any kind.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth -5 points 1 week ago

Now bombard senators and reps about Palestine, the global South, Africa, Asia, and domestically, rent caps, grocery caps, single payer, comprehensive health, living wages, safe working and living conditions, fossil fuels, climate extinction, taxing TF out of the ultrawealthy and mega corps, chemicals out of food, water, air...

[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Getting downvoted for wanting people to advocate for better living conditions, way to go .world!

Edit: Sorry for wanting people to advocate for better things, glad to know that's too much to ask.

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