It’s fascinating to see how SJWs think real reviews are “harasssment” and a serious problem that requires addressing when the public is allowed to play the role that the SJW gatekeepers usually do:
According to developers who spoke with the Guardian, abuse – particularly directed towards transgender creators – is a fact of life on the platform. “Everyone is at one another’s throats all the time in reviews, discussions, forums, anywhere you can possibly find it on Steam,” says content creator and Steam curator Bri “BlondePizza” Moore. “It ensures no one is safe on the platform; developers and consumers alike.”
Aside from the content of Steam’s forums, sources pointed to two main causes for concern: bigoted reviews posted on games’ Steam pages, which can hugely affect sales for their developers; and Steam curators (self-appointed taste-makers on the platform) directing campaigns against games they perceive to lean left or pursue inclusion.
“I’m not new to online harassment,” says designer Nathalie Lawhead, who spent two years trying to get reviews removed from their games’ pages. Both reference allegations of sexual assault that Lawhead made in 2019. “I assumed reporting Steam abuse might have its own issues. But when people suggested that I open a ticket, I did have hope that this would be the way to get it resolved.”
Never mind that the whole reason these campaigns exist is that they are a direct reaction to the campaigns waged against the game journos since #GamerGate originally kicked off twelve years ago.
Why shouldn’t gamers be free to say what they think about games, and inclusivity, and transgenderism if the game journos are permitted to do so. At least the gamers usually tend to play the games before reviewing them, unlike the journos.
Convergence is always and inevitably about control.