Talk:Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam

Extra research

I got rather burned out after reading through CS's page to see if there was anything extra to reference for the article, so here's everything from the tab swarm that I have not yet included as refs:

Consumer reactions:

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/601910081412430040/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nsfwdev/comments/1m35ui7/collectiveshout_womens_right_feminist_group/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1m3npdy/external_censorship_should_not_exist/

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/1m2l7kb/censorship_steam_removes_large_number_of_adult/

https://www.reddit.com/r/saltierthankrayt/comments/1m36ln9/wow_what_a_win_for_women_and_girls_cant_wait_for/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/opinion-illuminating-the-shadowy-group-celebrating-valve-s-latest-censorship-drive

News coverage:

https://nichegamer.com/steam-updates-rules-payment-processor-censorship/

https://kotaku.com/steam-valve-adult-content-sex-games-online-safety-act-1851786391

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-rules-updated-to-prohibit-content-that-violates-rules-set-forth-by-payment-processors-and-banks/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/gaming/gaming-platforms/valve-pulls-adult-only-games-from-steam-as-it-tightens-rules-to-appease-payment-partners/ar-AA1IQPYQ (IGN, find the OG!)

https://hothardware.com/news/steams-vague-adult-content-policy-causes-delistings

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/steam-cracks-down-on-some-sex-games-to-appease-payment-processors/

https://www.polygon.com/news/613411/steam-sex-adult-games-rules-changes-july-2025

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/544674/article/steams-new-rules-raises-alarms-on-banks-payment-companies-potentially-censoring-games-like-stellar-blade/

Other:

https://peoplic.com/adult-game-devs-in-japan-cant-receive-revenue-from-steam-as-japanese-banks-reportedly-make-the-comprehensive-decision-to-block-transfers/ JamesTDG (talk) 14:47, 19 July 2025 (UTC)