Censorship or Complete Freedom? (part 5)

Valve stated that the only games they won't allow on Steam are those that are “illegal, or straight up trolling.” What's the standard for trolling, though? Already, some developers have tried to submit games to Steam that were obviously generated to be offensive to one demographic. For instance, one game was designed where you have to hunt down and kill people of a certain sexual orientation. In my opinion, the video game industry doesn't need more vilification—politicians have been after games for decades, often condemning them for many of the ills in this society. Valve's move will likely bring out the very worst kinds of games to the public when these types of games were formerly available a bit more in the shadows on porn and torrent sites. It is uncertain if Valve will be placing any age restrictions on the games sold on Steam, though currently they do display ESRB game ratings for some (but not all) games. One sci-fi war-game I randomly viewed gave me this warning: “Content in this product may not be appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work,” but there was no ESRB rating. I'm not certain if there is any means in place to restrict young children from being able to see images or video from the game, and simply click past minor age warnings and purchase the game. Ultimately, the question of censorship is a bigger one than just what is happening on Steam. Do we really want to abandon all standards in our society in the name of absolute freedom? Society without law (ie, censorship of absolute freedom) becomes anarchy. Censorship can lead to tyranny, but a total absence of it can lead to anarchy. At the very least, it will be a very interesting social experiment to see what happens with Steam in the coming years...