( June 12, 2026, 13:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Gaming platform Steam is at the center of an investigation by Germany’s network regulator over possible breaches of the European Digital Services Act. The regulator will check whether Steam adequately responded to user complaints over harmful content in "Plantation Simulator," which was hosted on the platform. Despite its obligations under the act, Steam hasn’t shown “any indication, even following public criticism, that it has checked the game’s content or taken a decision on it,” the regulator said in a statement on Friday.Statement follows (in German)....
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