nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 15 days 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-square203fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down130cross-posted to: steam@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.world
arrow-up1310arrow-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 · 15 days agomessage-square203fedilinkcross-posted to: steam@lemmy.mlpcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.world
minus-squareChaotic Entropy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·14 days 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-up7arrow-down4·14 days 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.