To Steam or not to Steam

[uruguru]

Just want to point out that when people express privacy concerns regarding 3rd-party platforms like Valve (and others), this is one thing they read about:

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/09/...mism-violence/

The GAO study also follows pressure from Congress to top gaming companies to crack down on extremist content. Last March, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., sent letters to gaming companies Valve, Activision Blizzard, Epic Games, Riot Games, Roblox Corp, and Take-Two Interactive demanding that they take actions to police gamers.

This is obviously not restricted to Steam, but if you are not yet on Steam then why add one more platform where everything you do is compiled, aggregated and eventually sent for computerized analysis to the government?

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by uruguru

Just want to point out that when people express privacy concerns regarding 3rd-party platforms like Valve (and others), this is one thing they read about:

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/09/...mism-violence/



This is obviously not restricted to Steam, but if you are not yet on Steam then why add one more platform where everything you do is compiled, aggregated and eventually sent for computerized analysis to the government?

I don’t scream racial slurs in online games or act like a Nazi. So I feel pretty okay.

Sorry to those that do that their "fun" is going to be curtailed

[Mike D]

Originally Posted by uruguru

Just want to point out that when people express privacy concerns regarding 3rd-party platforms like Valve (and others), this is one thing they read about:

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/09/...mism-violence/



This is obviously not restricted to Steam, but if you are not yet on Steam then why add one more platform where everything you do is compiled, aggregated and eventually sent for computerized analysis to the government?

I hate when the government gerts in the way of my hate speech.

[Aceshigh24]

I'm going in with my first steam purchase. Wish me luck. Hoping it's as great as buying directly from this site.

[David Watts]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

I don’t scream racial slurs in online games or act like a Nazi. So I feel pretty okay.

Sorry to those that do that their "fun" is going to be curtailed

This post made my weekend. Thank you