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Did they make sure to get permission from payment processors before implementing this?

I'll reply to the two last bits:

1. Notice how it's specifically about activists, not all trans people. As far as I'm aware she has not expressed hate for trans people.
2. I think she was discussing Kier Starmer's statement on the matter. There are two sides to "The Great Replacement Theory." One is factual, and supported by people such as Starmer, and one is an antisemitic theory. She was talking about the former. That's not racism.

I'm not going to dispute point-for-point; I exclusively post from my phone and it would be too much work. An example would be taking a clip out of context, i.e. a vtuber talking about someone else's talking points, and portraying it as though they are the vtuber's opinions.

Gamergate? I don't really care.

I'll post my comment from another thread on the same subject: I have very little respect for Valens' writing after seeing articles spreading lies and essentially striking out at a vtuber company for being rejected by them. Vice is crap, but Valens is no better.

He's presenting information to his audience, where his audience is.

I have very little respect for Valens' writing after seeing articles spreading lies and essentially striking out at a vtuber company for being rejected by them. Vice is crap, but Valens is no better.

I played it, and what sticks in my mind isn't bugs, but poor writing and uninteresting gameplay. I think it's middling at best and a terrible entry in the series.

Yes, that's what I was referring to; I didn't mean you personally voting with your wallet, but in the broader sense. In my opinion there's little chance of having success with this method in this field.

I'm not saying you're wrong in basing your opinion on this, but I think the sample size is very small and not necessarily indicative of future results. I'm not saying the chances are sky-high either, but I think this is the best way forward, especially right now with the campaign having received a second wind.

If there are alternative roads to the same goal, I wouldn't be against supporting those either. I believe this is the best we have right now, that's why I've put it before friends, family etc. If you have a better idea, you should definitely do the same, but downplaying the potential of this campaign helps nobody but those in the games industry.

The fact that it isn't just a petition, and if successful will put the issue before EU lawmakers. I'm presenting the alternative as doing nothing because you talked about voting with your wallet, and that is essentially doing nothing.

The reason I see this as having a higher chance of success than a legal case is the monetary limitation inherent to the latter. As far as I know there isn't a big track record of successful ECI's, so I would assume you're basing your opinions on regular petitions. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Entirely discounting the fact that the EU has a track record of consumer friendly regulation. I agree, instead of doing what has the highest chance of success, let's do nothing that could have an impact instead.

If you're specifically talking about The Crew, you're missing the point. If you're being flippant, and mean online games in general, God forbid people take an interest in the health of their hobbies.

When I got banned from online play on the Switch for using homebrew I stopped paying them for games on the platform. A lot of people are former pirates, and they'll only accept so much before they decide the grass was greener.