https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1i7f9br/rsteamdeck_will_no_longer_allow_links_to_x/
created by sweatycat on 22/01/2025 at 16:35 UTC
45668 upvotes, 186 top-level comments (showing 25)
Hello r/SteamDeck community!
As you may have seen a lot of on Reddit in the past day, certain events have caused a lot of controversy regarding X, and Elon Musk’s perceived antisemitism, support of white supremacy and his highly controversial Nazi salute several days ago. The choice to ban these links on r/SteamDeck is not politically motivated. Anyone of any political leaning, is not prevented from posting and commenting on r/SteamDeck as it is an explicitly non-political subreddit. However, r/SteamDeck does not, and will not tolerate sending traffic to a website with direct connections to nazism, antisemitism, racism, or other bigotry.
This will make very little change in the day to day content on r/SteamDeck as direct links to X were rare. And after further discussion, screenshots from X that are important and on-topic to the Steam Deck are allowed, as they are not sending traffic to X.
The majority of the subreddit was in favor of this change, which is a very minor one, but one that was for the best of the community.
Comment by Kya_Bamba at 22/01/2025 at 16:49 UTC*
2345 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Apart from all the political and moral reasons, X without an account has long been walled-off anyway, so there's little use in linking there ¯\**(ツ)**/¯
Comment by SphmrSlmp at 23/01/2025 at 03:22 UTC
75 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I only believe in our lord and savior Gabe Newell.
Comment by Resident_End_2173 at 22/01/2025 at 19:16 UTC
171 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I don't think I've ever seen a twitter link in this sub ever anyway
Comment by Ansayamina at 22/01/2025 at 19:31 UTC
80 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I mean. It is political decision.
Comment by nuclearknees at 22/01/2025 at 16:45 UTC
5625 upvotes, 19 direct replies
Just a quick clarification.
Being ideologically opposed to Nazis, racism, antisemitism, and bigotry IS a political stance, and that's a good thing. We should be politically and ideologically opposed to these things.
Comment by Milotorou at 22/01/2025 at 17:08 UTC
915 upvotes, 9 direct replies
I get it but….
How can you say its not politically motivated ? It totally is. Not that its a wrong thing per se but its absolutely a politically motivated decision…
Comment by 93simoon at 22/01/2025 at 22:16 UTC
144 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Will you disallow X links also on the other sub you moderate, r/CosplayGirlsNSFW?
Comment by Jolly-Weekend-6673 at 22/01/2025 at 17:08 UTC
458 upvotes, 2 direct replies
That is a political stance tho
Comment by obele21 at 22/01/2025 at 18:46 UTC
160 upvotes, 0 direct replies
So it is politically motivated.
Comment by Sneeky-Sneeky at 22/01/2025 at 17:21 UTC
215 upvotes, 2 direct replies
All I want to see is steam deck related things period.
Comment by No_Pomegranate4090 at 22/01/2025 at 19:32 UTC
111 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Reddit: "Twitter is racist"
Also Reddit: "we repost Twitter content here but racially segregate it into two subreddit, White People Twitter and Black People Twitter"
Comment by x1ya at 22/01/2025 at 18:43 UTC
125 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Rule 2: posts must be about or related to the steam deck
Comment by chferg1s at 22/01/2025 at 22:04 UTC
151 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Not politically motivated eh? Sure.
Comment by explicitness at 22/01/2025 at 19:42 UTC
68 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I just wanna play video games man
Comment by Viewtography at 22/01/2025 at 19:59 UTC
176 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I don't support national socialism, but you saying that this subreddit is not political, while in the next sentence saying that due to politics you won't allow any links to a public website is quite honestly hypocritical and to me just sounds like you are saying "our users aren't allowed to say anything political, but because we are better than him and we have more powers, we are allowed to make political statements and politically based decisions"
Comment by TittieButt at 22/01/2025 at 22:55 UTC
74 upvotes, 0 direct replies
stunning. brave even.
Comment by zzinolol at 22/01/2025 at 16:38 UTC
1450 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Good. Fuck nazis
Comment by Dan314159 at 23/01/2025 at 05:29 UTC
41 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Mod power trip
Comment by No_Pomegranate4090 at 22/01/2025 at 18:44 UTC
158 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Imagine a world where Reddit virtue signaling had any amount of tangible impact.
Comment by Who_Humped_Me at 22/01/2025 at 21:33 UTC
79 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Reddit is insufferable
Comment by ChaosReaper at 22/01/2025 at 19:41 UTC*
191 upvotes, 7 direct replies
So sick of political circlejerking on this site.
I literally just want to talk about the Steam Deck, and things happening around it.
Devs are on X working on the Deck. I want to know what they’re doing.
Valve, Steam, and the Steam Deck are all on X.
Why are we stifling discussion and making it more difficult to share news? Why are we isolating ourselves?
This does nothing but stroke the egos of those angry about the regime change, and separate the discussion of the Deck to multiple places instead of one.
Comment by J3st3 at 22/01/2025 at 19:17 UTC
164 upvotes, 3 direct replies
So when valve.... Posts things on their x platform related to THEIR steam deck. We can't post it here because this mod chose for us not to allow x links.
And when was we asked this if the majority chose this? I don't remember seeing any polls. Maybe I missed it?
Comment by VeygaX at 22/01/2025 at 17:33 UTC
361 upvotes, 4 direct replies
what does this have to do with Steam Deck?
Comment by ReaLitY-Siege at 23/01/2025 at 04:59 UTC
33 upvotes, 0 direct replies
These mods need to be removed.
Comment by WhiteCubeNinja at 22/01/2025 at 19:02 UTC*
62 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This is idiotic and I am done with this sub.
If you want to hold to some ridiculous belief that everyone on X is suddenly a Nazi then you are free to think that, but using your position as a moderator to censor a website that might harbor ideas you disagree with just shows that you are not qualified to moderate anything.
EDIT: I might also add, you are breaking your own sub rules 1 & 2.
"rules for thee, not for me"