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Conina on 17 October 2024
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JEMC said:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam has taken down 'over 260 materials containing illegal content' from its Russian store, brags the country's media censorship agency
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-has-taken-down-over-260-materials-containing-illegal-content-from-its-russian-store-brags-the-countrys-media-censorship-agency/
Russian media agency Interfax (via The Moscow Times) reports that Steam has complied with a request from Roskomnadzor—Russia's media regulator—to remove "all materials forbidden in the Russian Federation."
Steam has, says The Moscow Times, around 9.5 million users in Russia (and all of them have gotten angry at me in Counter-Strike). No doubt the Russian state's rapidly growing interest in clamping down on western tech and developing its own national "digital sovereignty" has led it to pay close attention to the US-headquartered service.
"Steam has complied with the law's demands regarding the removal of prohibited information," Roskomnadzor told Russian media. "Links to 11 internet pages, included earlier on the Registry[of prohibited information] will be excluded from it" over last week. In total, says the regulator, Steam has removed "over 260 materials containing illegal content" in Russia.

Only "over 260"? Russia, no reason to brag!

In four weeks, Steam will comply with a request from the German government and take down up to 23,000 games from its German store:

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/4678768276768588864

Last edited by Conina - on 17 October 2024