New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan in her letter that was addressed to Gabe Newell (and Valve), she claims that "Steam has a significant presence of users displaying and espousing neo-Nazi, extremist, racial supremacist, misogynistic, and other hateful sentiments.", which she proves that it goes against their Subscriber Agreement & Steam Online Conduct Rules.
As it clearly says on the Steam Online Conduct page : “Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others” and to not “Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying Steam services, software or other content.”
She also expressed in great detail that "The exposure to explicit, unambiguous, and pervasive symbols, visuals, and words and phrases associated with racial supremacy, neo-Nazism, antisemitism, gender-based violence or harassment, homophobia, and other hateful and harmful ideologies restricts and inhibits many Steam users from participating in communities free of harassing, abusive, and threatening behavior. Furthermore, allowing racist, extremist, anti-semitic, and other hateful ideologies an unimpeded space in which they can flourish online allows for the very real threat of violence in offline, physical spaces."
On a similar note, a recent report by the Anti-Defamation League, found that “nearly one in ten gamers between ages 13 and 17 had been exposed to white-supremacist ideology and themes in online multiplayer games.”
She sees that it is necessary for Valve to take decisive action regarding this matter, "Valve should be taking steps to prevent harmful content" as Steam has a vast domestic and global reach and is used by players of all ages, which could be at risk when they are on & using their platform.
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