Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Anyone can delete any Steam mod with a single email—and Valve legally must comply. After waves of false DMCA claims wiped out years of work across Hearts of Iron IV, L4D2, and Cities Skylines, we finally know why Valve can't fight back. The system designed to protect creators is being weaponized against them.
00:00 A Pain In Valve's A$$
02:49 DMCA Wave Hits Steam
05:36 Flashpoint: Hearts Of Iron
07:06 Digital Millenium Copyright Act
09:21 Valve's (Un)responsiveness
12:17 Potential Solutions?
15:39 Written For Bygone Times
17:28 Can The Cycle Be Broken?
Sources:
gamepressure.com/newsroom/valve-has-to-to-do-something-about-it-major-steam-workshop-crisis/z283be
reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1mmyc92/valve_needs_to_take_action_the_current_workshop
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3504418504&searchtext=Loong+Rising+From+Darkness
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350890356&searchtext=the+fire+rises
reddit.com/r/hoi4/comments/1mmkatv/why_has_so_many_mods_been_reported_for_copyright
discord.com/channels/1129529325784416296/1129529326266757214/1404442269326643240
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/135509255
vice.com/en/article/steam-has-a-serious-dmca-problem-and-players-are-begging-valve-to-fix-it
reddit.com/r/gog/comments/1l6mrjm/gog_oneclick_mods_are_here
rockpapershotgun.com/michael-bays-skibidi-toilet-movie-production-company-has-apparently-sent-dmca-takedowns-to-garrys-mod
pcgamesn.com/cities-skylines-2/mods-dmca
gamesradar.com/after-years-of-supporting-mods-and-fan-games-valve-takes-action-against-team-fortress-and-portal-fan-projects
gamesradar.com/after-years-of-supporting-mods-and-fan-games-valve-takes-action-against-team-fortress-and-portal-fan-projects
store.steampowered.com/news/app/2824660/view/515216044012341117
store.steampowered.com/news/app/2824660?emclan=103582791474426824&emgid=581646514275746279
copyright.gov/512
Go to https://ground.news/Bellular for 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Plan - the best deal of the year for my subscribers and only available for a limited time! Sponsored by Ground.
Anyone can delete any Steam mod with a single email—and Valve legally must comply. After waves of false DMCA claims wiped out years of work across Hearts of Iron IV, L4D2, and Cities Skylines, we finally know why Valve can't fight back. The system designed to protect creators is being weaponized against them.
00:00 A Pain In Valve's A$$
02:49 DMCA Wave Hits Steam
05:36 Flashpoint: Hearts Of Iron
07:06 Digital Millenium Copyright Act
09:21 Valve's (Un)responsiveness
12:17 Potential Solutions?
15:39 Written For Bygone Times
17:28 Can The Cycle Be Broken?
Sources:
gamepressure.com/newsroom/valve-has-to-to-do-something-about-it-major-steam-workshop-crisis/z283be
reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1mmyc92/valve_needs_to_take_action_the_current_workshop
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3504418504&searchtext=Loong+Rising+From+Darkness
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350890356&searchtext=the+fire+rises
reddit.com/r/hoi4/comments/1mmkatv/why_has_so_many_mods_been_reported_for_copyright
discord.com/channels/1129529325784416296/1129529326266757214/1404442269326643240
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/comments/135509255
vice.com/en/article/steam-has-a-serious-dmca-problem-and-players-are-begging-valve-to-fix-it
reddit.com/r/gog/comments/1l6mrjm/gog_oneclick_mods_are_here
rockpapershotgun.com/michael-bays-skibidi-toilet-movie-production-company-has-apparently-sent-dmca-takedowns-to-garrys-mod
pcgamesn.com/cities-skylines-2/mods-dmca
gamesradar.com/after-years-of-supporting-mods-and-fan-games-valve-takes-action-against-team-fortress-and-portal-fan-projects
gamesradar.com/after-years-of-supporting-mods-and-fan-games-valve-takes-action-against-team-fortress-and-portal-fan-projects
store.steampowered.com/news/app/2824660/view/515216044012341117
store.steampowered.com/news/app/2824660?emclan=103582791474426824&emgid=581646514275746279
copyright.gov/512
