nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours agoSteam 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 contentwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down114
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkSteam 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 contentwww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 hours agoSteam discussion forums on every game are a complete dumpster fire. Someone needs to do better, whether it is Steam themselves or moderators.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoSteam discussion forums … kind of famously do not have or require any active, human moderation. Basically, there’s a simple ‘foul word detector’, and that’s about it. You could nuke everything that is not a manually pinned thread, and nothing of value would be lost.
Steam discussion forums on every game are a complete dumpster fire. Someone needs to do better, whether it is Steam themselves or moderators.
Steam discussion forums … kind of famously do not have or require any active, human moderation.
Basically, there’s a simple ‘foul word detector’, and that’s about it.
You could nuke everything that is not a manually pinned thread, and nothing of value would be lost.