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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by pro_grammer@programming.dev to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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The censored one is probably Niger

UPDATE - special thanks to @dditty@lemm.ee for making a map showing the countries without access to PSN:

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[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 8 months ago

why is one of them censored

[-] trafficnab@lemmy.ca 52 points 8 months ago

Niger is close to a slur and is probably overwhelmingly used as a way to bypass filters as opposed to actually taking about the African country

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 8 months ago

what a funny way to racism other people. "you're just like a random country from that one place in the world"

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Tbf, the racists wouldn't see a shred of irony in that statement.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

probably fair lmao

[-] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

That makes a lot of sense, that's exactly where it would be in the alphabetical list too.

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