Nazis and white supremacists are having a field day on game platform Steam, reports Bloomberg News. Far-right material galore and no particular interest in moderating the spread of it; the company didn't even bother to respond to Bloomberg's inquiries
white Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Game Service
The Hate Report: Gaming app has 173 groups that glorify school shooters
Published: 02.06.2024
Hate and harassment in gaming is now so pervasive that it has become the norm for many players
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/hate-no-game-hate-and-harassment-online-games-2023
@ecksmc really not too surprising. Some of the most toxic online communities I have come across over the last two decades were gaming communities. Eve Online used to have a major issue with it back when I was still playing and I can only imagine it has gotten worse in the years since I left.
It’s shit like this and also all of the gen alpha/genz alt right (actually fully extreme far right) podcaster networks ruining the minds of so many young people.
@SpaceShanks @ecksmc yep, being “anonymous” make them think they can act how they want.
Literally the first thing I do in ANY game that has multiplayer is check the settings for voice chat and turn it off. Why companies continue to think that having an “open mic” option on by default is a good thing is beyond me. 🙄
Chatbox/msg options also go right to off or filtered cuz the grand majority just cant be trusted.
@MgBarbatos @SpaceShanks it just kinda hilarious that "kids" think they can stay anonymous in they communities these days
Old'in days you could but now they all video themselves and show themselves on cameras - that anonymity slowly fades eventually even if they don't
And yeah open mic pish is so annoying but that alone revels so much when the person forgets others can actually hear them lol things that aren't actually racist or disgusting either personal stuff