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Steam Silence Deepens as Racist Plantation Simulator Draws Backlash
games3 days ago

Steam Silence Deepens as Racist Plantation Simulator Draws Backlash

Kotaku reports that Plantation Simulator, a racist slavery-themed game released on Steam by developer FzzyBzzy, has sparked widespread backlash while Valve has not commented. The top-down sim tasks players with enslaving Black workers to grow crops; Valve's own guidelines ban content meant to shock, yet the game remained on Steam with a mature description. An update changed Black slaves to white, then added hearts and kissing interactions, spurring a flood of negative reviews that often included racist remarks. Kotaku reached out to Valve for comment with no reply at publication, and the game remains on Steam. Critics say Valve’s moderation is lax and inconsistent, calling for better tools to curb hate on the platform.

via Kotaku|
#games#moderation#plantation-simulator
Drag Race Subreddit Clamps Down on Tomodachi Life Memes
culture27 days ago

Drag Race Subreddit Clamps Down on Tomodachi Life Memes

Kotaku reports that the RuPaul’s Drag Race subreddit has banned Tomodachi Life posts to curb meme floods during the off-season, removing most content and allowing exceptions for genuinely good posts or those posted on “Shitpost Tuesday.” Tomodachi Life fans on their own subreddit react with amusement, while the meme surge has spilled into other communities, prompting a lighthearted reminder to keep Tomodachi Life posts in their own zones.

via Kotaku|
#culture#memes#moderation
Wine Every Day: Experts Say It’s Not a Health Hack
health1 month ago

Wine Every Day: Experts Say It’s Not a Health Hack

Health experts say drinking wine daily isn’t a health strategy: while wine contains polyphenols, there’s no proven heart benefit and all alcohol carries cancer risk; the CDC defines moderate drinking as up to two drinks a day for men and one for women (5-ounce servings), but no safe amount has been established and even small intakes can raise breast cancer risk in women. If you enjoy wine, limit consumption and consider getting polyphenols from whole grapes instead, since less is generally better for health.

via AOL.com|
#alcohol#cancer-risk#health
OpenAI shelves ChatGPT's erotic mode to focus on core products
ai2 months ago

OpenAI shelves ChatGPT's erotic mode to focus on core products

OpenAI has paused the planned sexualized 'adult mode' for ChatGPT and shelved it indefinitely to focus on core products, following pushback from employees and investors over potential harms; the move follows the discontinuation of its Sora text-to-video AI, with leadership citing ongoing debates about moderation, safeguarding children, and the long-term effects of explicit AI chats.

via The Verge|
#adult-mode#ai#ai-safety
Steam Moderation Crisis: Abusive Reviews and a Culture War on PC Gaming’s Giant
technology3 months ago

Steam Moderation Crisis: Abusive Reviews and a Culture War on PC Gaming’s Giant

Guardian reporting reveals Steam’s moderation struggles to curb hate, harassment, and bigoted reviews on store pages and forums, with curators fueling culture-war campaigns against LGBTQ+ and marginalized creators; developers face repeated abuse and limited recourse as Valve remains largely unresponsive, leaving many feeling trapped by Steam’s dominant market position.

via The Guardian|
#abuse#culture-war#harassment
technology4 months ago

Trends in Monthly StackOverflow Questions

The article discusses the decline of StackOverflow, attributing it to factors like poor moderation, the rise of alternative answer sources such as Reddit and Discord, and the impact of large language models (LLMs) which can now provide instant answers, potentially replacing traditional Q&A platforms. It reflects on how these changes have affected the quality and accessibility of technical knowledge and questions about the future of such platforms.

via Hacker News|
#answers#decline#llms