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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by pro_grammer@programming.dev to c/steam@lemmy.ml

The censored one is probably Niger

UPDATE - special thanks to @dditty@lemm.ee for making a map showing the countries without access to PSN:

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[-] lqdrchrd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 91 points 7 months ago

Looks like they censored the country Niger in their own post.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 143 points 7 months ago

Steam censored it for them. Nobody would go and use hearts if they were to self censor. They'd use ****ing asterisks.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 33 points 7 months ago
[-] Jerkface@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago
[-] Klear@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Did you just say the fuck word?

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

at least he censored the H word

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

I'm telling Mom you both said fuck.

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 7 months ago

Niger is a known intentional misspelling of the n-word used to circumvent censorship. So this is an evolution of the Scunthorp problem.

[-] Pietson@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago

The hearts are how steam censors things it believes to be swears

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