[karlshea]

> supporting users from startup-in-a-garage to publicly traded customers is what we do

Unless that startup is a site that has naughty pictures!

[scrollaway]

You're getting downvoted but it's fair criticism. Unfortunately it's also probably out of Stripe's hands, given that it tends to be driven by partner limitations.

[karlshea]

I also edited out something unnecessary.

But maybe Stripe could be pushing back against those limitations or helping to find other solutions. Apple seems to be able to (see Grindr).

[jklein11]

>Apple seems to be able to (see Grindr).

Can you please elaborate on this?

[karlshea]

You pay for a Grindr subscription through Apple using IAP. Grindr presumably wouldn’t be allowed to use Stripe given their terms of use.

If one wanted to create something like Grindr but as a website instead of an app, the options for payment are extremely limited.

[jklein11]

You can't use Stripe for a dating app?

[karlshea]

"sexually oriented dating services" are prohibited from using Stripe: https://stripe.com/restricted-businesses

[edwinwee]

You can. Many dating apps use Stripe.

[PKop]

Or maybe people could push back against normalizing support for these types of businesses. Many don't agree that this should be supported, and think Stripe is correct here.