The Workshop approval process is the latest effort by Valve to address loopholes found in various areas of the Steam platform. “The spammers will not be able to get around this by simply updating previous entries, as each update requires approval.” “I personally feel as though this is a really good change, and will drastically reduce the amount of scam and spam maps on the Workshop,” user TanookiSuit3 said on Reddit. Reaction to the rollout has been mostly positive, as much of the Workshop community feels that there is too much spam and thinly-veiled phishing attempts on the platform. A Valve representative told PCGamesN that creators who have a large number of voters or subscribers may be exempt from the approval process. The new program was noticed by the CSGO subreddit over the weekend.Īccording to a Steam support page, the approval process applies to both new submissions and updates to existing mods, and is meant to “prevent scams and account theft in the Steam Workshop.” In most cases, the process takes less than an hour. According to a report from PCGamesN, the approval process only pertains to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2.

Now, however, Valve has introduced a gating system that requires some Workshop submissions to be approved by a moderator. Until now, Valve’s Steam Workshop community has enjoyed a fair amount of autonomy when it comes to getting mods onto the platform. Going forward, Steam Workshop submissions will require Valve's approval before going live. Moderation hasn't been Steam's strong suit (or within its priorities) for quite some time.

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