Independent Developer Discovered That Steam Never Sent Emails to Its Users
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An indie developer discovered that Steam didn't send emails to 130,000 users who wishlisted their game, raising concerns about Steam's communication practices.
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leakycap
4 months ago
A more direct source (the author's own words) was posted here yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45309367 with some discussion
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