The Internet’s Darkest Corner Just Got Lit Up — Thanks to Collective Shout

The Internet’s Darkest Corner Just Got Lit Up — Thanks to Collective Shout

For too long, the underbelly of gaming culture has harbored some of the most grotesque and misogynistic content imaginable — games that don’t just depict violence against women but celebrate it. These weren’t just offensive jokes or fringe content: they were full-fledged games, often featuring rape, sexual slavery, and abuse, marketed and sold on mainstream platforms like Steam and funded through legitimate payment processors.

And until recently, they got away with it.

That is — until Collective Shout stepped in.

A Historic Win for Women and Children

In a groundbreaking win, Collective Shout — the fierce Australian advocacy group campaigning against the objectification of women and sexualization of girls — successfully pushed for the removal of multiple sexually exploitative games from Steam. Even more importantly, Steam quietly changed its policy to restrict such games in the future.

Read more here:
👉 Win – New policy on Steam and rape + incest games removed | Collective Shout

But this was more than a content policy update. It was a reckoning.

These games thrived in the shadows of digital marketplaces for years, propped up by communities of men who saw them not as fiction — but as reinforcement of their entitlement to women’s bodies. When the games were removed, the response from those communities was both telling and terrifying: threats of rape and violence. Death threats. Harassment. An explosion of rage that exposed the real-world mindset behind these so-called “fantasies.”

The responses of these men proved just why these games needed to be completely banned. These men are so violent and depraved that they are threatening to rape and kill because they can no longer simulate incest and rape. Let’s be clear: these games were never harmless. They are part of a pipeline of misogyny that shapes how men view women and girls — as objects to be used, dominated, and discarded. Their defenders have screamed “censorship,” but what they’re really mourning is the loss of a system that enabled their hate to flourish, unchecked.

Why This Win Matters

For years, these games were allowed to exist under the false guise of “free expression.” But the truth is, they were a symptom of a deeper rot — a festering culture that normalized violence against women under the mask of pixels and avatars.

Now, with this public victory and growing media attention, that festering corner of the internet has finally been disinfected with light. And once exposed, it may never be allowed to come back.

Even better? Collective Shout isn’t alone.

Experts Are Backing the Fight

Child protection experts have stepped in to unequivocally support Collective Shout’s actions. Leaders in psychology, social work, and child advocacy are voicing what should be obvious: this type of content contributes to a culture of abuse, and there is no place for it in society — online or off.

Read their powerful statements:
👉 Child protection experts backing our campaign speak out on games normalising sexual abuse | Collective Shout

A Call to Support the Fighters

Unfortunately, as is always the case when women stand up against entrenched male entitlement, Collective Shout is being harassed relentlessly. Threatened, doxxed, mocked — simply for doing the right thing. For saying: this is not okay.

This is the moment to back them up.

Follow them. Donate if you can. Share their posts. Use your voice.

🔗 Website: collectiveshout.org
📱 Instagram: @collective.shout

Let them know they are not alone — and that the world is watching.

Because when the internet was built, no one imagined this kind of poison would be allowed to thrive. But now that the curtain’s been pulled back, we don’t have to let it fester again.

We can build something better.

For women.
For girls.
For everyone. ♀