google checkout et al

[charmian]

Urgh, looks like Google Checkout no longer wants to do business w/ Dreamwidth because DW allows adult content on the site. I'm confused why Paypal then does business with Livejournal, considering that LJ allows adult content on their site as well.

What is the deal with these services? Do they define 'adult content' as 'any site which does not specifically prohibit adult content'? (But then, why LJ?) Anyway, hopefully DW will soon find a credit card processor which allows for adult content.

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[torachan]

I think it's the specific adult content that is being objected to by whatever group of trolls is doing this. So LJ was willing to cave to them (or a similar group) in Strikethrough and perhaps they never took it as far as contacting Paypal, etc. whereas the trolls escalated and contacted DW's hosting and Paypal (and later Google Checkout) when DW refused to cave.

[charmian]

It's sort of a 'don't ask, don't tell' thing? From what I've read, it seems that the amount of adult content doesn't necessarily extend only to out and out porn, but also to say, sites selling sex toys.

So why was it that LJ changed their policy later, I wonder?