Op-ed: Valve takes a side by not “taking sides” in curation controversy
In Summary : Steam's new laissez-faire content guidelines—which officially allow anything short of illegal activity and "obvious ...
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In Summary :
Steam's new laissez-faire content guidelines—which officially allow anything short of illegal activity and "obvious trolling" in games on its store—are an untenable attempt to have it both ways. On the one hand, Valve obviously no longer wants the responsibility of playing arbiter to what kind of content should and should not be considered "acceptable" for a Steam game. On the other hand, Valve also doesn't want the games on the Steam Store to be considered "a reflection of Valve’s values."
This attempt to thread an admittedly difficult needle doesn't really hold up to scrutiny. Allowing almost anything on the world's most popular PC gaming storefront is, in itself, "a reflection of Valve's values," and the company can't absolve itself of the responsibility and implicit endorsement of hateful content that will come with that allowance. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1322719
Steam's new laissez-faire content guidelines—which officially allow anything short of illegal activity and "obvious trolling" in games on its store—are an untenable attempt to have it both ways. On the one hand, Valve obviously no longer wants the responsibility of playing arbiter to what kind of content should and should not be considered "acceptable" for a Steam game. On the other hand, Valve also doesn't want the games on the Steam Store to be considered "a reflection of Valve’s values."
This attempt to thread an admittedly difficult needle doesn't really hold up to scrutiny. Allowing almost anything on the world's most popular PC gaming storefront is, in itself, "a reflection of Valve's values," and the company can't absolve itself of the responsibility and implicit endorsement of hateful content that will come with that allowance. [...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1322719
