This topic delves into the challenges and frustrations faced by sex workers when it comes to payment methods. Members share their experiences and thoughts on why platforms like Paypal and major credit card companies impose restrictions on transactions related to adult work. Key points include:
- The paradox of high fees charged by payment platforms versus their reluctance to process earnings for sex workers.
- Comparisons drawn between the acceptance of taxes from sex workers by governments and the refusal of payment services to handle their money.
- Concerns over a perceived campaign to harass sex workers by limiting their access to convenient payment methods, and how this might be a strategic move to increase the fees charged for processing these payments.
- Discussions on how major credit card companies influence the moral standards applied to content on various platforms, thereby affecting what content is allowed.
- The analogy of creating a shortage in payment options to increase the profit margin for these companies, likening it to how the legalization of certain commodities could affect their market value.
- Recommendations for boycotting Paypal due to their practices of seizing adult accounts, which is seen as not only a targeted action against sex workers but also a profit-making strategy.
- A mention of Paypal’s negative reviews on Trustpilot, highlighting widespread dissatisfaction with the service beyond the adult industry.
Members express a strong desire for more equitable treatment by payment processors and seek solutions to navigate the financial obstacles they face.