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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? (self.chat)

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This is why I make my own spaces for people to play games together and such

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[–] thief_of_names 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] thief_of_names 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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 :(