A break from Game File’s usual coverage: A look at a U.S. regulatory agency I recently covered that’s now facing a dismantling by Elon Musk and the Trump administration.
Musk dismantling a regulator whose purview includes all of his most valuable companies looks like the most blatant conflict of interest since... probably whatever this administration did yesterday. Tragicomic.
Reading about how the CFPB—now under attack from Trump’s DOGE team and Musk—had even started protecting gamers from predatory finance is both surprising and crucial. It’s a reminder that consumer safeguards touch all corners of our lives, including how we pay in games. If you're feeling the pinch because protections are fading—or just need funds quickly for a new game or accessory—some turn to payday advances like https://paydaysay.com/800-payday-loan/ They’re fast and easy, but they come with sizable fees and interest. Best used sparingly and with a plan to pay it off pronto.
i read this with morbid bemusement. there is practically nothing that is happening that wasn't foreshadowed in the heritage docs and in some cases musk, trumo, vance, and others.
it's like they told people and no one carried or listened until now.
Musk dismantling a regulator whose purview includes all of his most valuable companies looks like the most blatant conflict of interest since... probably whatever this administration did yesterday. Tragicomic.
Reading about how the CFPB—now under attack from Trump’s DOGE team and Musk—had even started protecting gamers from predatory finance is both surprising and crucial. It’s a reminder that consumer safeguards touch all corners of our lives, including how we pay in games. If you're feeling the pinch because protections are fading—or just need funds quickly for a new game or accessory—some turn to payday advances like https://paydaysay.com/800-payday-loan/ They’re fast and easy, but they come with sizable fees and interest. Best used sparingly and with a plan to pay it off pronto.
Thanks for this, Stephen! Vital reporting.
"Woke and weaponized." Jfc. We all need to be as loud as possible in telling the world that Russell Vought has a tiny weenis.
i read this with morbid bemusement. there is practically nothing that is happening that wasn't foreshadowed in the heritage docs and in some cases musk, trumo, vance, and others.
it's like they told people and no one carried or listened until now.
this was forwarded to me a short while back.... brazen and brilliant 20yo prediction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-based_community
Musk this, Musk that. I understand why but… it’s exhausting. 10 years of musk, probably another 5 before people throw him out. Can’t wait.