Collective Shout → Organised open letter → July 2025 payment campaign
2025-07-10
Collective Shout published the 10 July letter requesting payment-company leadership stop processing for the targeted game platforms.
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8 relationshipsNCOSE → Co-signed through Haley McNamara → July 2025 payment campaign
2025-07-10
Haley McNamara signed for NCOSE. Public campaign endorsement; no transfer of funds or directing authority established.
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Jon Rouse → Co-signatory → July 2025 payment campaign
2025-07-10
Jon Rouse signed the open letter in his professional identification. No financial or legal authority relationship is stated.
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Melinda Tankard Reist → Signed for Collective Shout → July 2025 payment campaign
2025-07-10
Melinda Tankard Reist signed the payment-company letter for Collective Shout.
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Melinda Tankard Reist → Movement Director → Collective Shout
2024–25 trial roster
Trial roster identifies Tankard Reist as Collective Shout's Movement Director.
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July 2025 payment campaign → Requested processing withdrawal → Payment-letter addressees
2025-07-10
Letter addressed PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Paysafe and Discover leadership. It was a pressure campaign and request, not a legally binding order.
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July 2025 payment campaign → Platform reported campaign effects → itch.io
2025-07-24 to 2025-08-01
Reported by the cited source
itch.io attributed processor scrutiny and its broad adult-content deindexing to the campaign. Underlying private processor instructions were not obtained; Mastercard denied directly requiring game restrictions.
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NCOSE → Co-signatory → June 2025 AI moratorium letter
2025-06-30
NCOSE appears among more than 140 organisations opposing the federal moratorium on state AI regulation. A bounded joint advocacy act, not a general alliance.