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Linux Has One Job in 2026: Make It Easy to Say Yes
What 2026 will really measure is how Linux can survive contact with non-enthusiasts.
Steam Says Mastercard Pressure Drove Game Bans, Undermining “All Lawful Purchases” Claim
Financial middlemen quietly decide which games get to exist in your library.
Itch.Io Deindexes NSFW-Tagged Games Amid Pressure From Payment Processors and Activist Campaign
Game devs watch their work vanish as faceless financial networks redraw the boundaries of what art is allowed to be seen.
Steam Purges Games Under Pressure From Visa and Mastercard’s Unseen Censorship
These gatekeepers of online speech don’t own platforms, they own the rails your money rides on.
CAIR Joins the Censorship Campaign Against Upcoming Game Six Days in Fallujah
Imagine if art had to be censored every time someone was offended.
Six Days in Fallujah vs the Perpetually Offended
A new petition aims to get the game canceled.
Steam to Officially Launch in China, Bringing Regulation Controls and Censorship
Valve was desperate to do business in China.
Valve Releases Alpha Build of Censored Steam Client for the Chinese Market
Corporations can’t resit the Chinese market, even if it means having to censor.
The ADL Is Coming for Gamers
When organizations become increasingly irrelevant, they have to create new enemies in order to stay funded.
The ADL Takes Aim at Hate Speech in Gaming
The ADL suggests gaming is years behind the levels of censorship introduced on social media and needs to catch up.
Steam Threads Criticizing Jill’s Resident Evil 3 Outfit Changes Are Locked, Censored by Mods
Is it not valid criticism?
Steam Is Censoring Criticism of Its “LGBTQ+” Sale
Valve doesn’t want people talking about its sale.
