Turns out steam allows slurs in their names and suicide baiting pfps, this account has been up for over a year. Anyone else have to deal with constant harassment from people like this on there?
Turns out steam allows slurs in their names and suicide baiting pfps, this account has been up for over a year. Anyone else have to deal with constant harassment from people like this on there?
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199099320825
This is why I make my own spaces for people to play games together and such
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Constant harassment? No because I block people at the drop of a hat. Unprompted friend request? Blocked. Playing music in global chat? Blocked. Shitty username? Blocked. Don't deal with people, a single infraction is enough to remove internet strangers forever.
To my knowledge in ex. TF2, despite the block, you'll still see that shitty profile picture
Constant harassment? ... a single infraction is enough to remove internet strangers forever.
I think maybe you don't quite understand, doesn't matter how many we block there is always one more phobe just around the corner, and being attacked by these people can be quite taxing emotionally in the long run.
There will always be another shitty person and yes it is exhausting. My partner is non-binary, I understand some of it. But online is literally the easiest place to be an ID and not a person. Don't put anything in your profile, don't hint stuff with your usernames, make your pfp a cartoon sheep, and only express anything that might bring harassment in places that will accept it, and make that a separate identity. I use the same username everywhere and it's unique, but I'm also not a target.
I can empathize with it being a problem, but there are (annoying and unfair) steps to mitigate it. It might even involve removing or abandoning all of your online identities so you can't be tracked down, but people get doxed all the time and have to start over.
OP and me are venting, we are well aware that the issues can be mitigated to some extent. Also, this post is literally about someone putting hateful messages in their username and profile picture, hiding your identity won't exactly help then :(
shitty person here downplaying bigotry? Blocked
Good! That's what I want to hear.