1) Steam doesn't need to "trick" anyone to get onto the platform, they have over 130 million active users as it is. Majority of porn and adult games remained on Steam, it was only a handful that got removed

2) See point 1

3) Valve don't allow crypto games on their platform, what are you referring to?

Lesson: if you want Steam to do something, don’t complain to Steam, complain to VISA/Mastercard.

Originally posted by datCookie:

3) Valve don't allow crypto games on their platform, what are you referring to?

There was a cancer charity drive where some guy was streaming for crypto donations to fund his cancer treatments.

Someone told him to play a game on Steam that turned out to be malware which emptied his crypto wallet.

That’s what I’ve absorbed of the alleged events anyways.

Maybe the citizens of the UK should run their government instead of the other way around.
Alter or abolish that Online Safety Act so that the rest of the world doesn't have to also worry about it. (Not entirely sure how to solve the Mastercard/Vista issue, so good luck on that front).

Originally posted by Sciencemile:

Originally posted by datCookie:

3) Valve don't allow crypto games on their platform, what are you referring to?

There was a cancer charity drive where some guy was streaming for crypto donations to fund his cancer treatments.

Someone told him to play a game on Steam that turned out to be malware which emptied his crypto wallet.

That’s what I’ve absorbed of the alleged events anyways.

If it's the one I'm thinking of, the streamer WAS the scammer. He lied about having X amount of hours to live and asked for donations in crypto and when he got enough, he rug pulled everyone.

Could be thinking of the wrong guy, though.

It's a very rare thing for malware or crypto based games to get onto Steam. If any are found, they should be reported.

Originally posted by datCookie:

3) Valve don't allow crypto games on their platform, what are you referring to?

They weren't crypto games. They were games that stole the crypto wallets of users.

BlockBlasters and Lunara are the 2 that recently had malware to steal crypto wallets.

Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:

Maybe the citizens of the UK should run their government instead of the other way around.
Alter or abolish that Online Safety Act so that the rest of the world doesn't have to also worry about it. (Not entirely sure how to solve the Mastercard/Vista issue, so good luck on that front).

You really think the UK is swaying everyone else to this "online safety" scheme? Why didn't the online companies fight this and say "no!" and threaten to just cut the UK out? It's because they know this is inevitable.

Australia is doing it, European Union is planning to use it and states in the U.S are passing it into state law (California, Ohio and Missouri are ones I'm aware of)

i should not be barred from my 4.5 thousand games because i do not want to give my id to steam

Originally posted by HomeStuckIndiaOfficial:

i should not be barred from my 4.5 thousand games because i do not want to give my id to steam

It doesn't bar you from your library.

Originally posted by datCookie:

1) Steam doesn't need to "trick" anyone to get onto the platform, they have over 130 million active users as it is. Majority of porn and adult games remained on Steam, it was only a handful that got removed

2) See point 1

3) Valve don't allow crypto games on their platform, what are you referring to?

datCookie: In regards to point 3.

They may not allow crypto games on steam, but some have gotten on here by bypassing the steam restriction by putting links in their games to the crypto stuff off steam.

https://youtu.be/vMsCHgY7uxg

NOTE: I have reported many of these games and passed it along to SOTS.

Originally posted by jeaniemicheli:

1. Let porn and adult game devs fill Steam to get more users, then later ban them and blame payment methods.

They made the agreement with the payment processor, part of the terms, and had years to become compliant. They were alerted, did an audit, and removed anything that depicts rape, incest, and what valve already bans; depictions of minors in sex acts. One is illegal as-is and part of the agreement, the other 2 are part of the agreement as well. If they failed to comply when being notified, they wouldn't be allowed to use the visa/mc brand.

Originally posted by jeaniemicheli:

2. If it’s a adult 2D flat draw Japanese game, ban it.

I've seen this line specifically from some sources, but it's not being hit for being "japanese", they get banned for depictions of minors in sex acts which is illegal in many countries. Those are the ones banned before even being allowed to be sold, any that were also missed are banned when reported & investigated.

Originally posted by jeaniemicheli:

3. Get $100 to let someone steal $31,000 worth of cryptocurrency for cancer patients. which is okay it just crypto isnt?

They'll likely get stricter anti-malware scans of recent updates. It appears the dev intended to make a bad update, and has already been reported to authorities. People also shouldn't download something that random strangers link to them or tell them to download, especially "free" stuff that ones unfamiliar with especially while logged into a bank or crypto wallet. Never save login credentials either for such places.