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priest · 10-26-2002, 11:19 PM

I've been curious about the profits Visa/Mastercard make in general online. They must make a very good amount. I'd be even more curious what percentege of that is porn. What do you guys think? More then 65%?

Since these new regulations have started, there has been lots of talk of doom and gloom and with good reason. But in the end doesn't Visa and Mastercard have more to gain from porn then to loose?

Let's take AT&T for example. They have gotten alot of public press in the past when religious groups (Morality in Media) attempt to get them to break off their hardcore cable deals. No where on paper or in the press will AT&T ever say "We Love Porno", but they support it in a round about way. They don't give in to these groups (like Yahoo did) and the reason they don't is because they make gallons of money. It's all about the bottom line. You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

So could the same be true for Mastercard/Visa? Could these regulations actually be more positive because they want to make things more "legit" and still reap the benefits?

10-26-2002, 11:19 PM
priest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 139	Visa/Mastercard Porn Profits I've been curious about the profits Visa/Mastercard make in general online. They must make a very good amount. I'd be even more curious what percentege of that is porn. What do you guys think? More then 65%? Since these new regulations have started, there has been lots of talk of doom and gloom and with good reason. But in the end doesn't Visa and Mastercard have more to gain from porn then to loose? Let's take AT&T for example. They have gotten alot of public press in the past when religious groups (Morality in Media) attempt to get them to break off their hardcore cable deals. No where on paper or in the press will AT&T ever say "We Love Porno", but they support it in a round about way. They don't give in to these groups (like Yahoo did) and the reason they don't is because they make gallons of money. It's all about the bottom line. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. So could the same be true for Mastercard/Visa? Could these regulations actually be more positive because they want to make things more "legit" and still reap the benefits?