Have Steam cleaned up emoticons?

[Thop]

One day I noticed there was a blank spot in my emoticon collection. I clicked it and it was my cunningPepe. I figured it was a bug, but today I noticed that both of my Pepes are now invisible.

So either two possibilities come to my mind. Either Steam is cleaning out all the garbage content that is on there platforms, and they're starting with ones that provide memes as emoticons because that's their only selling point.

OR, they want to distance themselves from a certain site that called [NUMBER HERE] chan. The first step was not allowing there name to be shown, then censeoring meme words like thick (meme spelling,) and now they are destroying all the trash election memes.

(OR maybe I just need to buy the "Pepe Package" from my internet provider...)

Below are my emoticons, try hovering your mouse over them:

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Might just be server issues...?

They are not showing on the market either...

http://steamcommunity.com/market/search?q=Fergus+The+Fly+Emoticon

[Thop]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Might just be server issues...?

They are not showing on the market either...

http://steamcommunity.com/market/search?q=Fergus+The+Fly+Emoticon

:qr:

I just searched the market and it seems like every pepe related emoticon has been removed. I'll try out Trump then some other memes.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Trump ones are still there when I checked yesterday BUT read this example...

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/community_market/discussions/0/2906376154312289358/

[Thop]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Trump ones are still there when I checked yesterday BUT read this example...

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/community_market/discussions/0/2906376154312289358/

:cwat:

Hmn... I mean it does make sense. Memes are more or less stolen from their creators. I'll hang onto mine and see how this plays out.

[Falsus Te Deum]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/515040/discussions/0/350543951939897692/
I think it was taken down with a DMCA. Hope i wrote it right?. Check this forum post and see if it helps. I read another thread a couple of days ago about this, but could not find it.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Yup! That is correct. The same person created a DMCA claim on both. I just now saw the emoticon in your library and it states this as well...

Emoticon art currently unavailable due to DMCA takedown notice submitted on behalf of Matt Furie.

[Thop]

Originally posted by Mortalio:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/515040/discussions/0/350543951939897692/
I think it was taken down with a DMCA. Hope i wrote it right?. Check this forum post and see if it helps.

Man, it's like pol over there. I can see why Steam would remove the art though.

[Thop]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Yup! That is correct. The same person created a DMCA claim on both. I just now saw the emoticon in your library and it states this as well...

Emoticon art currently unavailable due to DMCA takedown notice submitted on behalf of Matt Furie.

:qr:

Alrighty then! Guess he got sick of his creation profiting peopple who are using for things he doesn't stand for.