I got muted in the CSGO major chatroom for talking about whats happening in HONG KONG

[000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs]

I saw chineese people getting banned. I put what they were saying into google translate::
民主万岁，自由万岁
Long live democracy, long live freedom
I said they got banned for saying that and now im muted.
Screenshot available. China censorship in europe?

[dumbasscat]

If a chinese is playing a game, and someone in the server on said game puts that stuff into the chat, the chinese user gets automatically kicked for it.
However, that is just a rumor.

But it is illegal to search those words in china and they have a filter.
If you Google "tiananmen square" you'll understand.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs:

I saw chineese people getting banned. I put what they were saying into google translate::
民主万岁，自由万岁
Long live democracy, long live freedom
I said they got banned for saying that and now im muted.
Screenshot available. China censorship in europe?

Stop posting political junk and you won't be punished.

[dumbasscat]

Oh yeah, there's also that.

Why would you be talking about real life serious issues over a CS:GO match?
That's not the right place for that kinda talk.

[000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by 000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs:

I saw chineese people getting banned. I put what they were saying into google translate::
民主万岁，自由万岁
Long live democracy, long live freedom
I said they got banned for saying that and now im muted.
Screenshot available. China censorship in europe?

Stop posting political junk and you won't be punished.

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its not junk people are getting killed lol. I just say lots of people saying it

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Stop posting political junk and you won't be punished.

its not junk people are getting killed lol. I just say lots of people saying it

It is political nonsense and you were rightfully muted.

[nullable]

Originally posted by 000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs:

its not junk people are getting killed lol. I just say lots of people saying it

But if the server admins don't want their CS server to be political chat they have that right. Your imagined rights don't supersede their actual rights.

[wuddih]

steam.tv is official content and you underlie Steams online conduct and guidelines. political garbage is not wanted on Steam.

and if more then one person writes the same thing that is not content relevant it can also be simply considered as spam.

[Saryn Prime]

i dont understand but being politcal in any game is freedom of speech the admins are just abusing their powers in his defense

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by DayBreaker:

i dont understand but being politcal in any game is freedom of speech the admins are just abusing their powers in his defense

1st Amendment does not apply on Steam.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by need new friends who will be the:

i dont understand but being politcal in any game is freedom of speech the admins are just abusing their powers in his defense

There is no "freedom of speech" on a private platform.

[nullable]

Originally posted by being bullied please help:

i dont understand but being politcal in any game is freedom of speech the admins are just abusing their powers in his defense

A common misconception with "freedom of speech" is that everyone has to tolerate your BS anywhere you want to subject them to it. It's a hope that your rights supersede everyone else's rights.

[unca.alby]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by 000000000000000009999965yw45yvgs:

its not junk people are getting killed lol. I just say lots of people saying it

It is political nonsense and you were rightfully muted.

I just want to say, not all politics is nonsense. Politics can be very important. That's why we have it.

That said, clearly we need a place where we can escape from Politics, and Game Forums ought to be such a place. Therefore, banning or muting Political Speech is perfectly justified, even if or when the person pushing the "ban button" might happen to agree with the speech being banned.

Or at least if the moderator is fair, s/he's not muting someone simply because s/he disagrees.

It's not a matter of whether anybody agrees. It's a matter of things that tend to get people angry and agitated and have heated arguments that are irrelevant to the forum topic, which is, The Games. We shouldn't have that kind of stuff on a Games Forum.

There are plenty of places where you can go and everyone is happily talking about all manners of Political stuff, Left, Right, Up, Down and Inside-Out. Take it there.

[dumbasscat]

What people need to know is where they should talk and when they should talk about it.
Politics isn't an appropriate thing to discuss over a friendly match of CS:GO. Nor to discuss on Steam at all.

And just because you have the right to it you don't have the right to speak about it in a place where no-one wants to hear it. So it's no surprise you get some sort of punishment if you push it too far.

Each topic of conversation can have its own importance. Just know where to talk about it.
Now please let this thread die.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by unca.alby:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

It is political nonsense and you were rightfully muted.

I just want to say, not all politics is nonsense. Politics can be very important. That's why we have it.

That said, clearly we need a place where we can escape from Politics, and Game Forums ought to be such a place. Therefore, banning or muting Political Speech is perfectly justified, even if or when the person pushing the "ban button" might happen to agree with the speech being banned.

Or at least if the moderator is fair, s/he's not muting someone simply because s/he disagrees.

It's not a matter of whether anybody agrees. It's a matter of things that tend to get people angry and agitated and have heated arguments that are irrelevant to the forum topic, which is, The Games. We shouldn't have that kind of stuff on a Games Forum.

There are plenty of places where you can go and everyone is happily talking about all manners of Political stuff, Left, Right, Up, Down and Inside-Out. Take it there.

Content Rules

Do not post any content on Steam containing the following:

• Religious, political, and other “prone to huge arguments” threads

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4045-USHJ-3810

[unca.alby]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Do not post any content on Steam containing the following:

• Religious, political, and other “prone to huge arguments” threads

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4045-USHJ-3810

:qr:

Uh oh, is this a "huge argument thread"??