"NSFW Police" - the itch.io and Steam controversy

Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Three Black Halflings

Leisure, Games

4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Content Warning: References to NSFW, SFW, and SA content. This week! Liv, Candace and Jeremy (aka the BG3 book hoarder) are exploring the Steam and Itch.io controversy of delisting games from their platforms revolving around the censorship of adult content, how this specifically impacts marginalised communities in ways these companies have clearly not considered, and how the Payment Giants are controlling the narrative Link to the "Tell MasterCard, Visa & Activist Groups: Stop Controlling What We Can Watch, Read, or Play" Change.org campaign Check out Transplanar ! Would you like to have a halfling movie night? Head over to the halfling discord! Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of the Black Rose Campaign setting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in collaboration with ⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press? Well, good news! In the next few weeks, it'll be open to late pledges and pledge manager edits! So everyone gets a chance to grab a copy of the book and any extras you'd like! Follow the halflings: Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @livkennedy Candace: @candacethemagnificent Find all of our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can buy all our lovely merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as featured on Critical Role! Connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?
0:09.0	They start a podcast, of course.
0:11.1	I'm Ashley Johnson.
0:12.3	And I'm Talas and Jaffe.
0:13.8	Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors,
0:18.7	appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.
0:21.8	In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship
0:26.5	with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.
0:31.9	In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the
0:36.6	problems that we face,
0:38.2	and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.
0:41.1	If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and
0:45.7	unconventional, come take a seat at our table.
0:47.8	Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast
0:53.2	platforms, with new episodes dropping exclusively and ad-free on beacon.tv.
0:59.4	Hello, Halflings! It's me, Candace the Magnificent. My pronouns are they, she, and a sprinkle of he, and today I'm here with...
1:10.2	Hi, I'm Liv.
1:11.9	Olivia Kennedy, but you can call me Liv.
1:13.8	I remembered my intro thing that I do.
1:16.8	But it's lovely to have you.
1:19.0	It's not just me, though.
1:20.1	Who else is here?
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