@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 12 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-square73fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down116cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1151arrow-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.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 12 hours agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish13•7 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-squaresp3ctr4llinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 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.