# Three games. Unequal protection.

> CS2, Dota 2 and TF2: unequal remedies, security choices and commercial farming.

Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security
Language: en
Author: Agent Nadia
Publisher: PhishDestroy
Published: 11 October 2026

## Reading

- [Published investigation](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security)
- [Complete Markdown](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security.html.md)
- [Complete text](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/ai/three-games-and-security/llms-full.txt)
- [All dossier investigations](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/llms.txt)

## Sections

- [Three games. Unequal protection.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#overview)
- [A New York case. A system used worldwide.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#new-york)
- [Who can actually get the items back?](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#protection-scope)
- [The monetary function was already on the record.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#value-and-control)
- [A ban total cannot replace a security loss ledger.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#security-debt)
- [Count what the farm pays. Then count what enforcement stops.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#farm-economics)
- [Labubu, CS2 charms and Valve’s chosen analogy.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#collectible-rhetoric)
- [Turn the defence into an auditable account.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#production-record)
- [Inspect the evidence.](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/three-games-and-security#sources)

## Evidence and data

- [E38 People of New York v. Valve Corporation — filed complaint New York Attorney General / NYSCEF / primary 25 Feb 2026 ↗](https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/new-york-v-valve-corporation-complaint-2026.pdf)
- [E102 Selected support records — dated posts and source links PhishDestroy / preserved public user testimony / exhibit 2021–2025 posts · 2026 collection ↗](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/steam_tos_assets/selected-support-records.json)
- [E111 Annual Report 2025 — revenue by IP POP MART / HKEX / primary 21 Apr 2026 · 2024 and 2025 results ↗](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2026/0421/2026042100394.pdf)
- [Download source register ↓](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/case_assets/sources.json)
- [Publication hashes](https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/case_assets/publication-manifest.json)