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Steam Community link filter disclaimer contains outdated information.

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7548 · opened 2020-12-15 by misgender · updated 2020-12-15 · 0 comments · github
Mmisgender 2020-12-15 github

The "You are leaving Steam" disclaimer that is shown when the user interacts with some user-submitted hyperlinks on Steam Community instructs the user to look for the SSL extended validation "green bar" to ensure they're interacting with a legitimate Valve website. This advice is outdated because all of the top browsers have stopped distinguishing between extended validation and standard validation certificates in the address bar.

An example of the relevant disclaimer:

Steam Community link filter disclaimer

What the address bar looks like nowadays (in a recent version of Firefox and Google Chrome, respectively):

Firefox & Chrome address bars

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