Steam users who want to share a link to The Pirate Bay from the built-in chat client will be disappointed, as mentions of the popular torrent site are being censored. Links to various torrent and file-sharing sites are actively stripped from discussions, presumably because Valve doesn't appreciate some of the content that's shared through the site.
steamWith millions of active users Steam is not just a game distribution platform, but also a social network and a communication tool.
Many people use Steam’s instant messaging tool for chats with friends. About games of course, but also about lots of other stuff.
Interestingly, it appears that Steam doesn’t want its users to mention certain topics, piracy included. When one user tried to post a link to the notorious torrent site The Pirate Bay this week, Steam actively censored the message.
https://torrentfreak.com/steam-censors-pirate-bay-links-in-chat-client-160406/
Am I supposed to be outraged over this? Because I'm not feeling it.
>>37621
I'm fine with that. Use another thing, jackass.
They been doing this for a while, they also sensor 8ch links and there was a time where they censored 4chan links too, but then they stopped, if you go to google maps and copy a short url, they will also censor it when you try to post.
>>37621
This is very very old news they also censor Magnet links
>>37629
no but its interesting
>>37638
ok but its just the fact that the news has only just started to catch on to it.
>>37644
I saw news articles on this ages ago, back when it started.
Only stupid people can't get around censors.
more reason to never get steamos, cannot trust these people with my FREEDOM
>>37621
Ok.
>>37632
i wonder why they would censor 8ch links.
Google censors pirate bay links too. As my sainted grandmother says: "Big whoop".
This really is a "so what?" story.
Come on, didn't you really think they would let people send links to a site that can take away revenue form them in their own chat service did you?
I honestly see noting wrong with this.
It's already stated in the terms of service that discussion of piracy is a bannable action. Them blocking links to TPB is nothing surprising.
>also about lots of other stuff.
Using steam chat for anything serious is a joke, especially since it has no chat history.
Steam doesn't want people to stop giving them money. How does this come off as "news"?
yee, i got banned from the steam forums 3 years ago for saying something about piracy, asket few months earlier to lift the ban, they won't budge GG steam
>>37678
Have you seen some of the board's on 8ch .
>>37678
Same reason they would censor M@strchn. I love the fact you can "random" search boards there, but the 4-5 pedo boards make it not worth it.
Better yet that they have a board dedicated to soft "legal" CP in the top 10, I'd probably do the same thing if I were steam.
meh
They've been censoring these links for years. This is not news.
>>37825
Hiro wants to implement an all board search on the main page
It's to protect steam users from hackers and viruses you twats it's not a big deal
>>37621
lol you just noticed now? this shit has been like that for months
muh free speech.
muh free gaems.
RAGEEE
Who gives a flying fuck
Every teenage fag on /v/ should be hanged for the crime of annoyance and melodrama
>>37866
Bingo. Steam account hacking is incredibly lucrative and easy. Kaspersky did a piece on how prolific Steam account theft is: https://securelist.com/blog/research/74137/all-your-creds-are-belong-to-us/
>>37621
wow just realised people still use pirate bay after the fbi takedown
This is one of those moments where I want to write down the post number and reply with a slowpoke in three years hustru prove a point.
This has been going on for years.
Also blocks links to most porn, upload, torrent, and game store sites.
Steam also collects information like every other software part of the botnet.
Someone redpill OP, he seems to be happy.
>>37621
>Valve doesn't appreciate some of the content
In most countries it's illegal for corporations to openly enable piracy.
A link in their forum could lead to a lawsuit.
>>37621
just put a bunch of dots or spaces in the link and your good.
>>37960
what do you use?
kickass torrents has a better library than piratebay now, it seems
>>37700
its the fact that steam would have someone in their team who would give these links out.
So this explains why no one I know is using it anymore. Interesting. (the chat feature, not the application itself)
>>37621
they do it with fucking g2a as well
