It really depends on what people consider to be loot boxes imo, yes the traditional Tf2 once or the CSGO once which blew this hole thing open yes.

But does it stop with loot goblins in a game like Borderlands? Or does it stop with Magic the Gathering packs (which are required to play sealed/draft).

Actual gambling involves being able to lose your money and get nothing in return, with loot boxes you always get something. The predatory tactics against children need to stop, but there is no reason that an adult is allowed to gamble, but not open loot boxes.

I just said I don't give a shit.

And sometimes just super plain ones. I remember getting my favourite Skyrim potion texture mod from there specifically.

Genuinely curious, is it just as a side effect of appearing to come from an EU server that means you trigger automated privacy systems? Or is there a legal basis by which you can say "I routed this through an EU server therefore I'm subject to EU privacy law" (maybe there isn't even a difference)

Cool. Nexus mods gave a shit though, that’s the point. They banned the mod.

No, they removed the mod because they called it “bigotry”. Many others then re-uploaded the mod, which is what they’re saying is against the rules - uploading banned mods.

The uploader of the original mod didn’t break any rules, nexus mods owner/admins just didn’t like the mod ideologically.

No, that’s not the point. The point is that someone should be able to mod the flags in a single player game on their computer to be whatever they want, but Nexus Mods don’t think so. They want to tell you what you can and can’t do as a mod based on their ideology. Make a white character black? Go for it!!!! Black character white? Banned!

Do you not see how this is an issue?

Tbh while I wouldn't care about the mod existing it sounds like something that would draw a lot of hate to the comments section, so I could see why they don't want that.

That’s not why they banned it though, as they could have simply turned off comments.

No I don't because I've never been as petty to feel the need to download those kind of shit trash mods.

I can only imagine the comments section on the mods that attract that kind of person, I bet it was really wholesome and supportive!

Also I am pretty sure the only reason Nexus banned the mod author (of the flags mod) is because they did it on a throwaway, which suddenly moved the mod into obvious trolling behaviour. If they had published the mod on their main account they would have just removed it without the ban.

Nexus is a private company and they can ban any mod they want to, it's their decision what they want to allow on there.

I bet if Nexus was doing this in reverse, and was banning mods that added pride flags or w/e, you wouldn't have a problem with it, you don't care about freedom, you only care that you are allowed to be a piece of shit person.

It’s as simple as getting the EU site and privacy policy when you connect from an EU IP. These systems are typically not as rigid as you might expect and the only friction might be around things like payment processing or things like that.

I get relatively uncensored internet access through UK/Ireland servers. This law and this type of law completely terrifies me.

No, they banned it because they don’t like pride flags being replaced, or male and female being the sex options, or black characters being replaced with more historically accurate white ones (no issue with the opposite though, shock horror). It had nothing to do with trolling or the comments section or throwaway accounts. It was ideological.

Yes, they can do what they want with their site. I agree. I didn’t say they can’t. I just pointed out what they do.

If they banned mods that put pride flags everywhere it wouldn’t bother me one bit. People can mod their single player games however they want, I don’t care.