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Catherine Lewis

Steam now prohibits games that violate the "rules and standards" of payment processors, banks, and more, and users are worried it might affect more than just "certain kinds of adult-only content"

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Steam has added a new rule to its list of guidelines outlining what developers are allowed to publish on it, which it says will affect "certain kinds of adult-only content."

As reported by Automaton, adding to the clauses covering bans on hate speech, sexually explicit images of real people, malware, and more, Steam now states that "content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet network providers" is not allowed. It adds: "In particular, certain kinds of adult-only content."

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