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Interactive controls and navigation are omitted; interactive datasets remain linked.", "omissions": [], "evidence_status": "The signature authenticates this publication, not the truth or authenticity of third-party evidence." }, "pdf": { "filename": "steam_evidence_archive.pdf", "url": "https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/exports/reading-2026-10-18/en/steam_evidence_archive.pdf", "sha256": "f46f22716a53aadc16cba2da2388d2b4dd692bc17bb689fc26057de71ac77912", "bytes": 210273, "pages": 6 }, "integrity": { "signed_object": "steam_evidence_archive.content.json", "signature_url": "https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/exports/reading-2026-10-18/en/steam_evidence_archive.content.json.asc", "checksum_url": "https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/exports/reading-2026-10-18/en/steam_evidence_archive.content.json.sha256", "format": "ASCII-armored detached OpenPGP", "signing_key_fingerprint": "129FC7F39C40C69D2EF3C329BFCF9E8DD295EE01", "public_key": "https://phishdestroy.io/.well-known/pgp-key.txt", "scope": "Exact UTF-8 JSON bytes, including content and the PDF SHA-256. No cryptographic PDF document signature is asserted." }, "license": { "identifier": "CC0-1.0", "application": "Authored material only; third-party material retains its own rights.", "rights_statement_url": "https://phishdestroy.io/steam_dossier/steam_tos_assets/license-rights.json", "rights_statement_sha256": "80d67354f8e5efd65b03696be950fb0f95c188d0089b1604281d0a4daff3f4cb" }, "content": { "text": "Contents · Live article\n\nINVESTIGATION MATERIALS / SOURCE COLLECTION 002\nThe evidence. Open to inspection.\n\nSearch the retained records. Open the saved text and follow its original source.\n\nPlatform\nMore filtersCollection, dates & saved text\nArchive details: build, source rows and platform breakdown\nArchive build\nSource rows\n16,569\nDistinct records\n16,319\nDuplicates merged\n249\nExcluded rows\n1\n\nRecords are not necessarily unique incidents.\n\n16,569 source rows\n16,319 distinct records\n249 duplicate rows merged\n1 row excluded\nView the original files ↘\nWHAT THIS SECTION PROVES\n\nThis archive indexes 16,319 saved records: public GitHub issues, Trustpilot reviews, Reddit posts, web records and Valve Developer Community edit-log entries. It supplies the retained text and source paths used to investigate account security, API changes, enforcement and consumer complaints. The source-file manifest records the recovered exports and their hashes.\n\n← Back to Executive briefing\n354TRUSTPILOT / SOURCE ROWS\n208REDDIT / SOURCE ROWS\n705GITHUB / SOURCE ROWS\n15,302MASTER CSV / SOURCE ROWS\n16,319 RECORDS — BREAKDOWN BY PLATFORM TYPE\n\nWiki category provenance (7,620 records · 46.7%): All 7,620 Wiki-labelled entries in the published index point to developer.valvesoftware.com. The collector identifies them as “Valve Developer Wiki Edit”, in the “Wiki Moderation & Contributor Log” category. The unit is a recorded wiki edit. These entries belong to the Master CSV collection; the separate broader export remains available as TOTAL_VALVE_SCANDALS_MASTER_DB.csv.\n\nWiki\n7,620\nReddit\n5,635\nGitHub\n2,395\nTrustpilot\n393\nWeb\n276\n9,116 of 16,319 records (55.8%) contain Steam / Valve references\n\nThis searchable archive was built on 2026-09-17 from the source exports listed above. The separate 40,448-row master export used elsewhere in the dossier has a different scope. See the build manifest for this archive’s counts; records can overlap and are not unique incidents.\n\n16,319 indexed records4 source collectionsSaved build · 17 September 2026\n\nEvery claim. Back to the source.\n\nStart with a research thread, search the retained records, then open the full saved text and original source. Every record keeps its collection, recorded date and source fields.\n\nReturn to the investigation ↗\nThe build and its source files\n\nThis archive merges 249 duplicate rows and excludes one row from 16,569 inputs, leaving 16,319 distinct records. A record can describe an event already covered by another record. Search covers titles, authors, source labels and displayed excerpts; full saved text opens with each record.\n\nDownload four source exports ↓File counts & SHA-256 hashes ↗Original build manifest ↗\n\nThe bundle contains the recovered exports matching the build’s row counts and its three recorded JSON paths. The original build did not record input hashes or a master CSV path; the companion manifest documents the recovered files and the comparison with the published index.\n\nTrustpilot · steam_support_reviews.json354 rows · JSON export\nReddit · reddit_censored_forensics.json208 rows · JSON export\nGitHub · valve_ignored_bugs.json705 rows · JSON export; filename is a collector label\nMaster · TOTAL_VALVE_SCANDALS_MASTER_DB.csv15,302 rows · CSV export used for comparison\nCourt Dockets · UNSEALED_EXHIBITS_AND_AML_DOSSIER.mdWolfire v. 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