A clause in the newly-released Steam User Agreement now requires people to disclose when they have been given compensation for promotions or endorsements.

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Located in section 6, paragraph C of the agreement , the new addition reads as follows:"If you use Steam services (e.g. the Steam Curators’ Lists or the Steam Broadcasting service) to promote or endorse a product, service or event in return for any kind of consideration from a third party (including non-monetary rewards such as free games), you must clearly indicate the source of such consideration to your audience."Valve added a similar rule to their Terms of Service back in 2014, making Steam Curators disclose if they had been paid by a developer to put games in their lists.In related news, Valve recently addressed the poor grade they were given by the Better Business Bureau.

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