Like it or not, video games are a super-popular way for people to entertain themselves in our society, and as parents, video games give us one more thing to monitor when it comes to our kids. In our house, my husband enjoys playing with the kids on our Nintendo Switch, but many serious gamers use online streaming game services like Steam to get and play their new games. In fact, Steam is so popular that it’s the number one video game distributor in the world. However, Steam’s huge amount of video games can also be a huge problem.
Parents need to be hyper aware if their kids are using Steam
Unfortunately, Steam is on the National Center to End Sexual Exploitation’s “Dirty Dozen List” because it offers tons of video games with adult content, and very little filtering or parental controls. Recently, the NCOSE called Steam out for a video game that will release this Friday entitled “Negligee: Love Stories.” According to the NCOSE, this is a full-on pornographic video game. Though some may argue that Steam does have filters, the NCOSE’s recent statement describes how they work, or don’t work, saying:
