{"id":21989,"date":"2026-02-16T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/this-shouldnt-be-normal-developers-speak-out-about-bigotry-on-steam-the-worlds-biggest-pc-gaming-storefront\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:37:17","slug":"this-shouldnt-be-normal-developers-speak-out-about-bigotry-on-steam-the-worlds-biggest-pc-gaming-storefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/this-shouldnt-be-normal-developers-speak-out-about-bigotry-on-steam-the-worlds-biggest-pc-gaming-storefront\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This shouldn\u2019t be normal\u2019: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world\u2019s biggest PC gaming storefront"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative \u2018anti-woke\u2019 reviews<\/p>\n

For years, the gaming storefront Steam has let abuse and bigotry pass through its moderation, according to players and developers who use it. The platform is now host to reams of content that violate its own guidelines.<\/p>\n

According to developers who spoke with the Guardian, abuse \u2013 particularly directed towards transgender creators \u2013 is a fact of life on the platform. \u201cEveryone is at one another\u2019s throats all the time in reviews, discussions, forums, anywhere you can possibly find it on Steam,\u201d says content creator and Steam curator Bri \u201cBlondePizza\u201d Moore. \u201cIt ensures no one is safe on the platform; developers and consumers alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nMultiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative \u2018anti-woke\u2019 reviews
\nFor years, the gaming storefront Steam has let abuse and bigotry pass through its moderation, according to players and developers who use it. The platform is now host to reams of content that violate its own guidelines.
\nAccording to developers who spoke with the Guardian, abuse \u2013 particularly directed towards transgender creators \u2013 is a fact of life on the platform. \u201cEveryone is at one another\u2019s throats all the time in reviews, discussions, forums, anywhere you can possibly find it on Steam,\u201d says content creator and Steam curator Bri \u201cBlondePizza\u201d Moore. \u201cIt ensures no one is safe on the platform; developers and consumers alike.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative \u2018anti-woke\u2019 reviews For years, the gaming storefront Steam has let abuse and bigotry pass through its moderation, according to players and developers who use it. The platform is now host to reams of content that …<\/p>\n

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