Credit-card firms are becoming reluctant regulators of the web
I don't think they're that reluctant, honestly.<p>But it goes beyond credit card companies too. It applies to the whole banking system.<p>It will soon be the case where the majority of Americans live in states where recreational cannabis is legal (it was ~1 in 3 last year but NY, NJ and others will push it over). Yet you can't use a credit card to buy cannabis pretty much anywhere AFAIK.<p>Worse, dispensaries have to operate on an all-cash basis because they simply can't get bank accounts.<p>Granted, the legality of cannabis is a grey area since states allow it but the Federal government still maintains it as illegal.<p>I personally don't like the financial system being gatekept for legal activity this way.<p>Whether or not they could is a legal question. It seems though they're happy to appease politicians and "values" voters by virtue signaling on these issues, however.<p>As for sex work, in particular, this one is tricky. While I fully support body autonomy and in an ideal world, sex-for-money and the like should be legal, it's not that simple in reality. Why? Because the sex industry is deeply tied to human trafficking. I have no idea how to solve that problem.