Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content (www.pcgamer.com)

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[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

What do I miss here? Steam is a game purchase platform and game running environment, how are they "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community"?

[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago

They provide a bunch of other services tied in, like the reviews, Workshop, and most infamous, guides and forums. While the reviews and Workshop tend to not be too bad (although still often not great) the forums and guides tend to be completely unmoderated and as a result, devolve into spam and extremism.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

That must be why I have no idea what any of this is about. In the ~20 years I’ve used Steam, I almost never frequent the forums or use guides unless I have a game-stopping problem.