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Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games (www.gamingonlinux.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] gift_of_gab 51 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Now let's see if they address underage gambling.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

They won't because they're the ones making money from it. The only reason they care about this is likely because they don't get money from ads as they don't have any related advertising business like Google and Apple does.

It's the same as when they kicked EA off of steam. EA allowed buying DLC without going through Steam. If they're not getting a cut, but you are being hosted/distributed by them, they don't want it.

[–] gift_of_gab 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

They won’t because they’re the ones making money from it.

I was (trying to) be tongue in cheek about it, so yes of course they won't. I just don't like the idea of propping up Valve as some incorruptible, can-do-no-wrong company. They know they're causing children to gamble and it's not that they don't care, they actively encourage it.

[–] Jhex 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So no recognition of any good until they are perfect?

[–] gift_of_gab 0 points 2 weeks ago

I'd put intentionally getting kids to gamble pretty fucking far below 'perfect.'

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