It's all about money
When people complain about or criticize games, it impacts sales.

Valve is just better at hiding its true face than Ubisoft/EA/Activision (name your evil here)

Don't know which rock you live under, but you're a bit late to the party to claim Valve allow those games... You might also want to try being a civil human being, as it drastically reduces your chances of being moderated to near zero.

Originally posted by XIAONESE:

Steam allows games about r*pe and incest but heavily censors the community discussions like it's 1939. At least we know what their priorities are.

100 games were removed which had that content.

You agree to the Discussion Rules and Guidelines plus Online Conduct when posting on these forums.

Generally one thread is enough;
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/0/601912361526241180/

Originally posted by XIAONESE:

Steam allows games about r*pe and incest but heavily censors the community discussions like it's 1939. At least we know what their priorities are.

Those "games" are removed, but given the date of the other thread & this thread, this is likely already known.

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Don't know which rock you live under, but you're a bit late to the party to claim Valve allow those games... You might also want to try being a civil human being, as it drastically reduces your chances of being moderated to near zero.

What's wrong with OP's message, apart from the fact you don't like it? (Serious question)

There are still lots of games like that listed on the marketplace, i can easily name a few. It's not like a want them to be banned or anything, but attacking OP just because he sheds light on the real problems is wrong.

If Valve prioritizes money over freedom of expression, why should we care about the income Valve makes from the products mentioned by OP?

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Don't know which rock you live under, but you're a bit late to the party to claim Valve allow those games... You might also want to try being a civil human being, as it drastically reduces your chances of being moderated to near zero.

What's wrong with OP's message, apart from the fact you don't like it? (Serious question)

There are still lots of games like that listed on the marketplace, i can easily name a few. It's not like a want them to be banned or anything, but attacking OP just because he sheds light on the real problems is wrong.

If Valve prioritizes money over freedom of expression, why should we care about the income Valve makes from the products mentioned by OP?

You have manually enable the adult settings to view those games. Which means you will be visiting those community hubs with the settings turned on. Which of those discussion forums is Steam actively moderating and censoring like it's 1939?

It's completely normal to moderate the regular forums, since they are being used by both groups.

Originally posted by XIAONESE:

Steam allows games about r*pe and incest but heavily censors the community discussions like it's 1939. At least we know what their priorities are.

Yes, because the accounts can be setup to hide those games with adult content, there is no setting that will hide inappropriate content on the forums however. So steam forums need to be appropriate to EVERYONE, where as adult games don't need to be.

Brilliant indeed.

Equating a platform's moderation with GeStaPo tactics. A truly well-considered comparison.

Originally posted by Jarek:

You have manually enable the adult settings to view those games. Which means you will be visiting those community hubs with the settings turned on.

Ahh okay, I see what you mean.

Originally posted by Jarek:

Which of those discussion forums is Steam actively moderating and censoring like it's 1939?

It's completely normal to moderate the regular forums, since they are being used by both groups.

I didn’t mean Steam moderation (at least, i haven’t had any issues with them); I was talking about discussion boards moderated by devs, and the fact that Valve allows them to do whatever they want there.

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

I didn’t mean Steam moderation (at least, i haven’t had any issues with them); I was talking about discussion boards moderated by devs, and the fact that Valve allows them to do whatever they want there.

They can moderate their own forum if they have opted out of using Steam moderation. They pay for it.

They use the Discussion Rules and Guidelines provided by Valve and can have their own rules for their forum.

Cyberpunk 2077: CDPR Moderators.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/1091500/discussions/0/599657527485988090/

The rules can be summed up in 5 simple points:

1) Be respectful
Use polite language and do not insult or harass individuals or social groups.

2) Stay on topic
Focus on discussing our games. In particular, do not discuss politics or other subjects prone to huge fights.

3) Do not make a mess
Do not spam or publish posts lacking meaningful content. Do not publicly discuss rules or how they are enforced.])

4) Do not post illicit content
Such as piracy, pornography or anything that infringes copyrights.

5) Do not abuse the platform
Do not deliberately or maliciously interrupt or interfere with our services or impersonate our staff.

Yes, it's that simple

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

I didn’t mean Steam moderation (at least, i haven’t had any issues with them); I was talking about discussion boards moderated by devs, and the fact that Valve allows them to do whatever they want there.

They can moderate their own forum if they have opted out of using Steam moderation.

They use the Discussion Rules and Guidelines plus Online Conduct provided by Valve and can have their own rules for their forum. They pay for it.

No, we pay for it — they just give 30% to Valve from what we pay them, unless there’s some pricing stuff I don’t know about.

We both know some devs use their privileges to push certain opinions of the game and shut down the unfavorable ones.

CP77 seemed to be an ok discussion board, but it doesn't mean all of them are like that.

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

They can moderate their own forum if they have opted out of using Steam moderation.

They use the Discussion Rules and Guidelines plus Online Conduct provided by Valve and can have their own rules for their forum. They pay for it.

No, we pay for it — they just give 30% to Valve from what we pay them, unless there’s some pricing stuff I don’t know about.

We both know some devs use their privileges to push certain opinions of the game and shut down the unfavorable ones.

They pay the Steam Direct fee, which is reimbursed after the make $1,000.

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

No, we pay for it — they just give 30% to Valve from what we pay them, unless there’s some pricing stuff I don’t know about.

You do not pay for the forums. You do not need to spend any money to be able to post. Limited accounts (zero money spent) have access to a number of posts daily and can create threads.

The OP of this thread is a limited account.

Originally posted by Scamdiver:

We both know some devs use their privileges to push certain opinions of the game and shut down the unfavorable ones.

We both know?

Never had an issue with any developer on any forum. Steam, CDPR, Blizzard etc.

Originally posted by XIAONESE:

Steam allows games about r*pe and incest but heavily censors the community discussions like it's 1939. At least we know what their priorities are.

There are entirely different things.

A game, you either buy it or you don't. It doesn't affect anyone who doesn't buy it.

A forum... yes, you can always say that people can just leave. But that just means the MAGA/Nazi/whatever crowd has won, and turned the Steam forums from a gaming forum into yet another filter-bubble propaganda channel.

Originally posted by XIAONESE:

Steam allows games about r*pe and incest but heavily censors the community discussions like it's 1939. At least we know what their priorities are.

how dare you notice things? dont you know its wrong?