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Steam 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 content (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This isn't the government cracking down, this is the senator writing a letter. There's no force of government behind this. It's simply someone in power bringing light to a problem. A problem that we all should acknowledge exists, because it's very easy to verify.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

This is a Senator firing an opening salvo with a vague threat of government action.

Warner also warned, somewhat ominously, that if Valve does not adopt industry-standard moderation practices—whatever that means—it will "face more intense scrutiny from the federal government for its complicity in allowing hate groups to congregate and engage in activities that undoubtedly puts Americans at risk."

Nothing has been done with government force, yet. Maybe he will drop it, maybe he won't, but at the moment I'm responding to a Senator floating the idea of using government power to wade into Steam forums.