aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 3:40am
What happened with steam allowing NSFW content openly.
Few years ago, if you were to report someone for having a butt picture It'll be taken down in a matter of few days.

And now as I go through Resident Evil "Art page" or whatsoever, it's full of porn pictures, nothing hidden or sensor'd, and Steam is kinda being open to this ♥♥♥♥??

I have seen some profiles literally full of porno stuff, whether from games or IRL, yet they're pretty much going ??????? Even if you report them they don't really take actions anymore?
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Sazzouu 23 Jul, 2022 @ 3:57am 
Originally posted by aloan:
Few years ago, if you were to report someone for having a butt picture It'll be taken down in a matter of few days.

Totally different scenario. Buttpics on profiles are openly viewable - no warnings, no blurring, no filters. Shoppages are both age-gated and if neccessary censored based on regions and account settings.


Originally posted by aloan:
And now as I go through Resident Evil "Art page" or whatsoever, it's full of porn pictures, nothing hidden or sensor'd, and Steam is kinda being open to this ♥♥♥♥??

Artworks are first and foremost art. That being said the artist can decide to brand their artworks as NSFW which blurrs the images and furthermore blocks them for accounts without the specific settings enabled.


Originally posted by aloan:
I have seen some profiles literally full of porno stuff, whether from games or IRL, yet they're pretty much going ??????? Even if you report them they don't really take actions anymore?

Reporting profiles as well as artwork pages works just fine for banning content if they are inappropriate.
Ogami 23 Jul, 2022 @ 4:25am 
Most of the Resident Evil hubs are rated 18+ so yeah, naked skin is allowed there because even if the games themselves are not pornographic, the average player should be over 18 so its not a problem.
aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 4:26am 
Originally posted by Ogami:
Most of the Resident Evil hubs are rated 18+ so yeah, naked skin is allowed there because even if the games themselves are not pornographic, the average player should be over 18 so its not a problem.

I don't remember steam keeping such stuff back in the days. We are talking about nipples & holes here, not just skin.
ZZZZZ 23 Jul, 2022 @ 4:32am 
adult games attract adult gamers, simple as that.. you should grow to accept adult content since it will be way more common in the future, even outside of steam
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Overseer 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:24am 
These guidelines apply to all places in the Steam Store and Community where users can post content. [...]
Do not post any content on Steam containing the following:
Porn, inappropriate [...] content [...] or anything else not safe for work
There you have the rules. It doesn't say anything about exceptions or age restrictions.
Its all just speculation here. Nobody knows what happened and why these hubs are filled with erotic and pornographic content. It is just what it is.
Xhoas 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:31am 
Because Steam is fine with nudity in a 18+ game, most of the time.
Kargor 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:32am 
I don't mind if Steam doesn't babysit 18+ games; I'm actually old enough to filter stuff for myself.

I'm not entirely sure about the specifics of "Not Safe For Work" -- I'm a software-developer, so nothing on Steam is "safe for work" unless I were actually making something that interacts with Steam (there's actually a private project of mine doing that, but that's not "work"). Still, Steam shouldn't worry about people's "work" at all; it just doesn't concern them.
aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:33am 
Originally posted by Shoas:
Because Steam is fine with nudity in a 18+ game, most of the time.

I don't know about you but.. It's bizarre at this point, not just the usual nudity, this is beyond..
aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:34am 
Originally posted by Kargor:
I don't mind if Steam doesn't babysit 18+ games; I'm actually old enough to filter stuff for myself.

I'm not entirely sure about the specifics of "Not Safe For Work" -- I'm a software-developer, so nothing on Steam is "safe for work" unless I were actually making something that interacts with Steam (there's actually a private project of mine doing that, but that's not "work"). Still, Steam shouldn't worry about people's "work" at all; it just doesn't concern them.


Not safe for work: Used to warn someone that a website, email attachment, etc., is not suitable for viewing at most places of employment.
fluxtorrent 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:39am 
You can report any actual porn in the hubs and it will eventually get taken down. Even the RE hub as witnessed last time this discussion came up. But since Valve retired the volunteer moderators Moderation has dropped to a snails pace so dont expect fast turn around. Hence why you are seeing it more now

edit: previous thread for reference
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/7/3458218583871705871/
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aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:41am 
Originally posted by fluxtorrent:
You can report any actual porn in the hubs and it will eventually get taken down. Even the RE hub as witnessed last time this discussion came up. But since Valve retired the volunteer moderators Moderation has dropped to a snails pace so dont expect fast turn around. Hence why you are seeing it more now

edit: previous thread for reference
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/7/3458218583871705871/

I mean didn't they set new paid moderators ??
Overseer 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:48am 
One solution to this whole situation would be to add a flag the uploaders can set for anything sexual, like "Contains skimpy, nude or erotic content." And then a rule to enforce appropriate usage of it while offering a filter for the flag. But i think Valve struggles to acknowledge such content officially through action, leaving it uncommented to the hubs.
aloan 23 Jul, 2022 @ 5:50am 
Originally posted by Overseer:
One solution to this whole situation would be to add a flag the uploaders can set for anything sexual, like "Contains skimpy, nude or erotic content." And then a rule to enforce appropriate usage of it while offering a filter for the flag. But i think Valve struggles to acknowledge such content officially through action, leaving it uncommented to the hubs.


Valve actually issues bans to such people, I reported a friend of mine which had a nudity pfp, and they were not allowed to change pfp for over 7days first time then 30days.

But after the retirement of moderators apparently they don't care anymore.
Xhoas 23 Jul, 2022 @ 6:06am 
Originally posted by aloan:
Originally posted by Shoas:
Because Steam is fine with nudity in a 18+ game, most of the time.

I don't know about you but.. It's bizarre at this point, not just the usual nudity, this is beyond..
I 've seen posts like this already and I don't understand how people find this kind of content controversial...
Overseer 23 Jul, 2022 @ 6:09am 
There is always more to it because profiles are user specific, while game hubs are publisher specific. You are much more likely to be banned here on the public Steam Discussions than on some random 15 years old hub with a game from a dev that might not even exist anymore.
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