The Anti-Defamation League says it's found "millions of examples of extremist and hateful content" on the platform.

The Anti-Defamation League, a US organization that aims to combat antisemitism and support Israel, has published a report alleging that Steam is “rife with extremism and antisemitism,” and accusing Valve of allowing the spread of hateful and extremist material through a “highly permissive approach to content policy.”

The ADL’s Center on Extremism found “found millions of examples of extremist and hateful content, including explicit hate symbols like sonnenrads and ‘happy merchants,’ as well as copypastas (blocks of text that are copied and pasted to form images or long-form writing) shaped into swastikas” being shared on the platform. The ADL also found “tens of thousands of pieces of terrorism-related content on Steam Community,” including more than 15,000 public accounts with profile pictures featuring the flags or logos of ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas

  • jaykEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I think one can criticise valve for not doing enough to moderate their platform while also not supporting genocide.

    • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      342·
      1 month ago

      This would have a lot more weight coming from a human rights organization than from genocide lobbyists.

    • douglasg14b@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      30 days ago

      Yeah but this is reddit Lemmy where nuance and discussions are down voted until they reach equilibrium with the lowest common denominator.

      Treating statements like false dichotomies is central to that.

      Being incapable of separating a topic from a sub discussion that touches on that topic, and applying critical thinking, is a staple of online communities these days.