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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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[+] [email protected] -13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm surprised European governments haven't demanded better enforcement of laws when it comes to hate speech on Steam. Instead they regulate stuff like lootboxes or spicy content because they think those are more harmful than fascism apparently.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The latter two are a much more broad and prevalent issue in the gaming industry overall. No need for the whataboutism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I suspect they haven't heard about it as much lately. I bet if German politicians heard about the Swastika and Nazi stuff they would be on it very quickly. Nazi content like that is a big No-No in Germany.