Steam is well known for their wild moderations and policies. Things have gone south countless times over the years and it seems like history is repeating once again!
This time Steam is getting heat from its users over its spam filters. The valve storefront has been pushing their filters out to limit the amount of spam commenters pestering users for trades. However, the filters seem to have overdone it as there are hordes of complaints over unreasonable account-locks.
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How bad is it?
There are a lot of complaints over this. We don’t know how many of these complaints are legitimate, but there seem to be a considerable number of innocent victims. One such user is Gergely Szabo.
Gergely is a legitimate CSGO item trader who got his account with items netting over $475K on lockdown. This went down after he reportedly commented on a user’s profile requesting information about a potential trade. According to sources, his commenting was not falling into the spam category and seems to be a mistake on Steam’s end.
However, Szabo has tweeted that his issue has not been resolved even though he is clean! His customers are already pestering him for refunds and it seems like Steam support is once again lacking in speed. The latest update is that Steam has lifted his ban but only after the post blew up on Twitter.
How can you avoid a potential ban?
As of now, commenting on profiles regarding trades can lead to a potential ban on the grounds of spamming. So try to limit sending follow up messages and bulk messaging users. A good tip from our sources is for users to stop using sketchy lingo in the comments and avoid words such as “buying and selling”.
