Are Hentai games banned or allowed from steam?

[Flapples]

asking the real questions here, cant look it up cause on work wifi

[Spawn of Totoro]

引用自 Salieri：

yes, doesnt valve already have geo filters set up for this kind of thing? it would be the same like how i cant activate specific keys when i visit Japan and have to wait til i get back

Like I said, illegal in multiple countries.

Valve is also a US company and subject to US laws, in addtion to laws in other countries. So even if a country does allow it, then Valve still has to follow US law.

[Flapples]

引用自 Spawn of Totoro：

引用自 Salieri：

yes, doesnt valve already have geo filters set up for this kind of thing? it would be the same like how i cant activate specific keys when i visit Japan and have to wait til i get back

Like I said, illegal in multiple countries.

Valve is also a US company and subject to US laws, in addtion to laws in other countries. So even if a country does allow it, then Valve still has to follow US law.

that is what i was saying, if it is illegal in your country (including US law) then the Geo filter should automatically not show it. like how games are blocked in china so chinese players cant even see that game. same with the age gate, before viewing the store page steam asks you to verify your age.

[tiberiansun371alexw]

引用自 Salieri：

that is what i was saying, if it is illegal in your country (including US law) then the Geo filter should automatically not show it. like how games are blocked in china so chinese players cant even see that game. same with the age gate, before viewing the store page steam asks you to verify your age.

it is alot easier to only allow games that are allowed in US. Saves a lot of adminstrative work on Valve.

[Spawn of Totoro]

引用自 Salieri：

that is what i was saying, if it is illegal in your country (including US law) then the Geo filter should automatically not show it. like how games are blocked in china so chinese players cant even see that game. same with the age gate, before viewing the store page steam asks you to verify your age.

You are not understanding what I am saying.

Even if it is another country, Valve can't legaly sell such material as they still have to follow US law, since they are a US company.

[Flapples]

reread my previous post

[Winged One]

引用自 Salieri：

reread my previous post

he did..


Valve is a US based company, meaning even if they sell a product to a person in Cambodia (first country that popped in my head) they have to follow both the laws in Cambodia and the USA in regards to the sale, not just the region the buyer is from..

[Spawn of Totoro]

引用自 Salieri：

reread my previous post

Same.

Won't work because they still have to follow US laws as they are a US company. Even if they are selling to in a non-US country.

You are trying to find a work around for something that it is not possible to work around.

引用自 Eisberg：

The only way for Valve to legally sell porn is if they created a new website, new client, and made people create a new account for it. The site/client would be dedicated to porn only with no other games that are marketed towards 17 year olds and below.

It is illegal to have a site that has porn, to have content that is market towards children, and to allow kids under the age of 18 sign up for an account, an additional age gate does not make it so they can.

Highly doubtful Valve will ever make a new client and website just to sell porn.

Exactly. Just like some ads for products are restricted to magazines of that similar age group.

[Flapples]

引用自 theseraph1：

引用自 Salieri：

reread my previous post

he did..


Valve is a US based company, meaning even if they sell a product to a person in Cambodia (first country that popped in my head) they have to follow both the laws in Cambodia and the USA in regards to the sale, not just the region the buyer is from..

thats why i mentioned geo filters in the first place, if something is illegal where a player is then it simply wouldnt be show nin the store. unless you are saying for example if something is illegal in cambodia and cant be shown, players in the US cant see it either. thats what the filters are for and they already exist for places like saudi arabia.

[The nameless Gamer]

Just out of curiosity, why can't games that are "questionable" by the US law not be region-locked then?

[Flapples]

引用自 The nameless Commander：

Just out of curiosity, why can't games that are "questionable" by the US law not be region-locked then?

that is the point i am trying to make

[Flapples]

引用自 Eisberg：

引用自 theseraph1：

he did..


Valve is a US based company, meaning even if they sell a product to a person in Cambodia (first country that popped in my head) they have to follow both the laws in Cambodia and the USA in regards to the sale, not just the region the buyer is from..

And even then there are pretty much strict laws regarding to porn and minors all over the world, it wouldn't be worth it to them to deal with that headache just to sell to the maybe few places that don't have laws in regards to porn and minors.

and im not talking about selling porn to minors im talking about selling it to adults and having it not viewable to people without confirmation that they are of age, like a payment method or a parents account as management

[Winged One]

引用自 Salieri：

引用自 theseraph1：

he did..


Valve is a US based company, meaning even if they sell a product to a person in Cambodia (first country that popped in my head) they have to follow both the laws in Cambodia and the USA in regards to the sale, not just the region the buyer is from..

thats why i mentioned geo filters in the first place, if something is illegal where a player is then it simply wouldnt be show nin the store. unless you are saying for example if something is illegal in cambodia and cant be shown, players in the US cant see it either. thats what the filters are for and they already exist for places like saudi arabia.

you don't seem to be getting it so I will try to explain it a bit further..


even if the Product is legal in Cambodia, Valve still has to follow US laws as they are a US company.. even if the product would be legal in Cambodia, Valve would still be unable to sell it if US law doesn't allow it to be sold..

[Winged One]

引用自 The nameless Commander：

Just out of curiosity, why can't games that are "questionable" by the US law not be region-locked then?

because Valve is based in the US, thats where their company is registered.. even if you are selling product to people over seas, if your country doesn't allow such content to be sold you can't sell it..

[Flapples]

引用自 theseraph1：

引用自 Salieri：

thats why i mentioned geo filters in the first place, if something is illegal where a player is then it simply wouldnt be show nin the store. unless you are saying for example if something is illegal in cambodia and cant be shown, players in the US cant see it either. thats what the filters are for and they already exist for places like saudi arabia.

you don't seem to be getting it so I will try to explain it a bit further..


even if the Product is legal in Cambodia, Valve still has to follow US laws as they are a US company.. even if the product would be legal in Cambodia, Valve would still be unable to sell it if US law doesn't allow it to be sold..

same to you, it is legal to sell to adults and all they need is confirmation in US law, they wouldnt be breaking us law if they just filter it out for accounts that arent adults

[The nameless Gamer]

引用自 theseraph1：

引用自 The nameless Commander：

Just out of curiosity, why can't games that are "questionable" by the US law not be region-locked then?

because Valve is based in the US, thats where their company is registered.. even if you are selling product to people over seas, if your country doesn't allow such content to be sold you can't sell it..

That too can be solved by opening an external branch in a european country. But I assume it's a solution they don't want to resort to.