I thank everyone who has signed so far. We have gained a lot of support in a short amount of time. While we are near 40,000+ Signatures, Itch.io has also bent the knee. The site has been hit by Payment Processors like VISA and Mastercard. Itch.io has been forced to ban NSFW titles from the search, recommendations, or taken down altogeather making it impossible to build a player base.

Also, the Visual Novel site "Denpasoft," which hosts titles like Nekopara with the 18+ Patch, has been forced to bend the knee by limiting website access in some U.S. states due to a payment processing audit and non-compliance with age verification laws.

With all this happening, you can probably guess who were the ones responsible. They are no longer hiding it. Regardless of how you feel about certain content, many people will NOT take having their money messed with lying down!

We do have an ally. Thanks to MadamSavvy's video, Japanese politicians are starting to take notice and take action. I encourage everyone who signed this petition to spread it around in Japan. This has turned into a battle against censorship and a battle to save freedom of expression in the arts.

SPREAD THE WORD! KEEP ON FIGHTING! WE SHALL WIN!