Valve Under Fire for Hosting Extremist Content on Steam
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused Valve of allowing extremist and hateful content to proliferate on its digital platform, Steam. An analysis by the ADL's Center on Extremism found millions of examples of such content among user profiles, avatars, and comments. The report highlights Valve's permissive content policy as a contributing factor and calls for the company to implement and enforce stricter policies against extremism and hate speech.
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