is it allowed to be racist on steam and insult people ?

[FN$]

guys everytime someone wrote something nice on my profile I actually reported them and most of the times nothing happened. is it like allowed to be racist and insult someones entire family then i guess ? Is that the behavior steam endeavors from its users? Or did all the mods go on a strike recently or just pretend to work whilst they're afk or playing a game they benefited from their status ? I don't mean to pick at you but like... check my profile's comment section is all.

[Crazy Tiger]

Postat inițial de Dronk:

is it allowed to be racist on steam and insult people ?

No, it's not.

[Amaterasu]

It's not, but the mods will only go after certain people. They don't go after everyone

[FN$]

But there's no one enforcing that right. You can go around here insult and be racist to everyone without any consequences? Then how is it against Steam TOS if there is no consequences and no action is being taken most of the time ? Doesn't that mean it's implicitly allowed or tolerated?

[Mad Scientist]

Postat inițial de Dronk:

guys everytime someone wrote something nice on my profile I actually reported them and most of the times nothing happened.

Writing something NICE wont be removed, you can also be warned for reporting things that dont break the rules.

Postat inițial de Dronk:

is it like allowed to be racist and insult someones entire family then i guess ?

No, it will be removed if reported, it may take a while.

Postat inițial de Dronk:

Is that the behavior steam endeavors from its users?

Not really no, but the players appear to be using the word "toxic" and "griefing" a lot. In-game behavior for all involved can also result in restrictions or bans if someone is being overly toxic in the game, and receiving a game ban would mean all of your inventory would be permanently locked, so make sure when you're playing that you are having good sportsman conduct.

Postat inițial de Dronk:

Or did all the mods go on a strike recently or just pretend to work whilst they're afk or playing a game they benefited from their status ? I don't mean to pick at you but like... check my profile's comment section is all.

They're not going to remove it within seconds of you reporting it. Be patient, it will take a while.

You can also make your profile friends-only or disable public comments on your profile.

[Crazy Tiger]

Postat inițial de Dronk:

But there's no one enforcing that right. You can go around here insult and be racist to everyone without any consequences? Then how is it against Steam TOS if there is no consequences and no action is being taken most of the time ? Doesn't that mean it's implicitly allowed or tolerated?

It gets enforced, but it seems to be a lower priority since people can easily delete the comments and block the user.

Though one also has to keep in mind that people don't always agree on what an actual insult is. Steam Support might also decide differently then a user thinks. Reporting something does NOT mean it will get actioned.

[Pierce Dalton]

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Though one also has to keep in mind that people don't always agree on what an actual insult is.

While that is true, it's safe to say that certain things would be considered an insult by anyone. I know someone that has a selfie with a friend in their profile, uploaded as artwork. In the description they wrote "owned by (username). Ask permission before using my pictures". Someone wrote the following comment:

"Ask permission before using my pictures", What's here to use? A picture of someone who doesn't deserve to be called a human posing with someone that looks like he's mentally handiccaped? Where could i use this?

I think I've reported that a year ago or so, maybe more. Unsurprisingly, it's still there.

Postat inițial de sungoddess14:

It's not, but the mods will only go after certain people. They don't go after everyone

You got that right.

[Amaterasu]

Postat inițial de Pierce Dalton:

Postat inițial de Crazy Tiger:

Though one also has to keep in mind that people don't always agree on what an actual insult is.

While that is true, it's safe to say that certain things would be considered an insult by anyone. I know someone that has a selfie with a friend in their profile, uploaded as artwork. In the description they wrote "owned by (username). Ask permission before using my pictures". Someone wrote the following comment:

"Ask permission before using my pictures", What's here to use? A picture of someone who doesn't deserve to be called a human posing with someone that looks like he's mentally handiccaped? Where could i use this?

I think I've reported that a year ago or so, maybe more. Unsurprisingly, it's still there.

Postat inițial de sungoddess14:

It's not, but the mods will only go after certain people. They don't go after everyone

You got that right.

I reported something that calls for permission to openly commit sexual harassment, going as far as literal sexual assault territory. Mods didn't do anything. They thanked me for reporting the post. Still up.

And before someone asks if it was in the context of a game. No. I wouldn't be reporting it if it was. It was for permission to sexually harass and sexually assault real people for one day of the year.

[Pierce Dalton]

Postat inițial de sungoddess14:

Postat inițial de Pierce Dalton:

While that is true, it's safe to say that certain things would be considered an insult by anyone. I know someone that has a selfie with a friend in their profile, uploaded as artwork. In the description they wrote "owned by (username). Ask permission before using my pictures". Someone wrote the following comment:

"Ask permission before using my pictures", What's here to use? A picture of someone who doesn't deserve to be called a human posing with someone that looks like he's mentally handiccaped? Where could i use this?

I think I've reported that a year ago or so, maybe more. Unsurprisingly, it's still there.





You got that right.

I reported something that calls for permission to openly commit sexual harassment, going as far as literal sexual assault territory. Mods didn't do anything. They thanked me for reporting the post. Still up.

The "thank you" message you got could be related to something else, unless that's the only thing you reported in a long time.

[FN$]

About that thank you message, I don't even get it anymore. I remember receiving it in like seconds back in the day and then action would be taken against the reported user, but now it seems that the situation has just gone out of control and don't have any way of "tracking" the report progress anymore. Or maybe I just had so many "nice" people to report they all go into Steam's mods' spam folder, LOL.
Nonetheless, many other platforms out there you'd say something like "fil*y mu*lim" or "ni**er" for instance, you would get an instant ban.

[[PC]Roco45]

Depends on who is throwing the insults and depends on who the insults are directed at. Steam Moderation doesn't properly apply the ToS to the community in a fair manner, they are completely bias and cherry pick what content they will and will not moderate, even when identical content that breaks the ToS is posted.

[Satoru]

Step 1) report post

Step 2) refer to step 1

Support isn't your personal hit team. They will take action on users as approprate. Not because you want them to.

[Pierce Dalton]

Postat inițial de Satoru:

Step 1) report post

Step 2) refer to step 1

Support isn't your personal hit team. They will take action on users as approprate. Not because you want them to.

Well, I wish you were right, but some of your own posts prove otherwise. How ironic, don't you agree?

[FN$]

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Postat inițial de Dronk:

All the commenters on your profile is right.

Oh you seem really well informed. Thank you my #1 Fan watching all my streams, living with me and sleeping with me in my bed. How come you never told me you had a steam account ?

Also I love how "-rep After asking if his friend needs timeout to start toxic muslim trash and teamkills for no reason, avoid this palestine crap." is right according to anyone, I really don't want to be that guy but hey, I guess because it's Palestine Steam doesn't give a f***. Watch this post reply get removed though

[miakisfan]

Postat inițial de sungoddess14:

It's not, but the mods will only go after certain people. They don't go after everyone

That's probably only because different people have different ideas about what they consider racist and/or insulting them. Usually that difference ends up being the fact that they disagreed with the other person and has absolutely nothing to do with racism or insults.

That's what happens when you allow a political party (Liberals) to start using it for whatever suits their purposes instead of its intended use and let them get away with it.

Seeing as the human mods are human I'd expect a mistake here and there and as far as the A.I. moderation goes it all depends on who programmed it, how they programmed it, and more importantly why they programmed it that specific way. (see Google Gemini as the perfect example of A.I. programmed in a racist way).

I personally don't believe that is the way Steam is set up. The problem will always be on the individual who believes they know better or what is best for others ... not the rule makers.

It should be a requirement for there to be a mirror in front of any device that connects you to social media or forums so people are forced to look into at they type. It would be nice if all your past guilt was playing on it as you were typing and looking as well.

[ุ]

Racism isn't tolerated on the platform, however comment/profile reports are much slower than say forum reports.

There's a dude who's been harassing my profile, tossing insults against people from India (which I am not) for about a year. Steam's just gotten around to finally putting him in his place.