Apr 17, 2023 14:00:00

Discovered that 2439 accounts that rated Steam's negative review as ``useful'' were restricted

Around April 14, 2023, the accounts of users who gave specific negative reviews on Steam as 'helpful' were restricted all at once. At the time of writing the article, the restrictions imposed on the user have been lifted, but the review in question remains hidden.

'Valve Restricts Accounts of 2500 Users Who Marked a Negative Game Review Useful' - Slashdot

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/04/14/175246/valve-restricts-accounts-of-2500-users-who-marked-a-negative-game-review-useful

Did anyone else get account restricted for upvoting the most upvoted review from this game? :: Warlander General Discussions
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675900/discussions/0/6980058383072286962/

The problem started with a negative review posted on January 25, 2023 for the online game Warlander . It was said that this review included a Japanese anti-cheat tool that continued to send packets to an external server even after the game was closed, but at the time of writing the article said, ``Steam's It is hidden as 'violating the terms of service'.

In the above review, 2439 users gave a rating of ``helpful'', but around April 14, 2023, ``You were ``helpful'' to these users. The review you rated has been regulated because it violates the terms of service.' 'Your account will not be able to vote on reviews until May 13, 2023.' .

After receiving an email from Steam saying it was restricting account functionality,

a thread was created on Warlander's forum asking if they had received a similar notice from Steam . There were many posts in this thread saying 'I received a similar notification', and the possibility that all 2439 users who gave the above review as 'helpful' were regulated. bottom.

After that, Mr. FREEDOMS117, who posted the review in question, contacted Steam and was told by the support team, ``The moderator misunderstood the review as `` describing how to perform cheating by interfering with anti-cheat tools. I received a message to the effect that it was At the same time as this communication, the restrictions on each user have been lifted. In addition, procedures are underway to redisplay the review of the problem after excluding 'the part that describes editing the registry'.