If you're unfamiliar, Steam is an
online game platform where games can be purchased and downloaded from
the internet. An announcement was made last week by Valve
Corporation—which owns Steam-- that they will no longer have any
censorship on the Steam platform. Many are seeing this as a move by
Valve to avoid responsibility for highly controversial “games”
like a game recently released that simulates being a school shooter.
Valve commented that they will allow any game on Steam unless it's
“illegal, or straight up trolling.” Their decision to scrub
censorship has created a debating firestorm among gamers, with
opinions being fervently expressed on both sides of the spectrum.
This week, I'll address some of the arguments being made and look at
the likely long-term effects of this controversial decision. Even if
you're not particularly interested in the game industry and what
Steam is doing, this is, in itself, a very interesting social
experiment and it reflects an emerging mindset we are seeing in our
culture today.
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