I think we can all agree that one of the top priorities for making the client better is the removal of the Whats New bloatware.

A little while ago a dev was caught "abusing" the system by trying to peddle earbuds and t-shirts. Well...

https://imgur.com/jGxI7aw

"Gifts for payments"? Anyone remember when Greenlight was a thing and shifty devs would try to bribe you to vote for them? This reminds me of that.

https://imgur.com/AnLgkCR

This "news" announcements is trying to peddle premium currency, if that's not spam I don't know what is. I've said it before and I'm saying it again; Whats New is functioning as intended and this is only the beginning.

I am currently unable to post anywhere else on the steam forums so if anyone wants to share these screenshots please by all means.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/3/1627412105598158302/