On the platform Steam There are quiet, but fundamental changes in access to erotic content. Valve This began to tighten the rules for publishing some names for adults. In particular, those that may contradict the rules of payment partners. And although the company was silent for the first time, ultimately clarified the situation, at least partially.
Valve said it was notified by banks and companies of payment cardsthat some steam games can violate their internal standards. In order not to allow the company to block these payment methods (which can negatively affect the entire trade), she decided to remove risky names from the sale.
It is assumed that those interested in developers will be offered a loan on Steam, which they can use when releasing others – the rules of satisfactory – games. The valve contact the manufacturer individually.
New principles were introduced quietly, without an official announcement, and the text in the rules is quite vague. There is only a need to violate “standards of suppliers of payment services, Internet networks and other partners.” The fundamental problem is that Steam does not definitely determine what is and not correctly – Developers so often grind which types of content are still acceptableField
Some erotic games have already been removed from Steam, especially with more controversial topics, such as Incest. Steamdb users began to record the endangered names, creating the impression that the valve gradually recedes from their previous attitude: he argued that the platform would allow almost any content, if not illegal or not targeted.
Such problems with payment companies also influenced other platforms, such as Fans or Patreon, which were supposed to reconsider their attitude to erotic content only from Visa and Mastercard pressure. Steam is now in a similar situation – and when the changes are not officially reported as “censorship”, their influence can be the same.
Source :Indian TV
