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[–] DeadDigger@lemmy.zip -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's not whataboutism because it is a related question. You can't make a global rule dependent on taste so if you are against these you have to be against someone being outed as fachist too. Either you allow reviews about the developer or you don't

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It's the dictionary definition of whataboutism.

"Steam has a problem with moderation, these are hateful reviews that have been reported but ignored by Steam support team"
"But what about fascists?"

The original user didn't answer and ran with their tail between their legs, because they didn't want to admit that Steam has a problem with moderation.

[–] DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

No this is the exact exception from it "there are reviews which have stuff about the developer in it we should not allow it"

"Do you think the same when a developer is a fascist"

This is literally not whataboutism. The comments they want to have removed are not hateful. Because the hateful ones where removed. "The developer made fun of the death of Charlie Kirk" is not a hateful comment just a fact. Just because that fact does not matter to you or me does not make it less of a fact. "This developer is a fascist" is more hateful then the stated review above.

To be even more strict you yourself have indirectly commented on this being political

it makes very specific examples (with links) to specific games that have received negative reviews for things unrelated to the game at hand, such as antisemitism and political

So it is not whataboutism to point to other political things where steam reviews are also political and ask about them. The correct answer from you to stay in line with your argument would have to be also these, but you don't want to do that.

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

"The developer made fun of the death of Charlie Kirk" is not a hateful comment just a fact.
"This developer is a fascist" is more hateful then the stated review above.

Ok.