Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet censorship machine, listed the Steam community website among those banned in the country. However, once the word spread, the domain disappeared from the blacklist.
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Reports from Mainland China claim that the Chinese government has blocked the global version of Steam and its associated Community page in the country. That said, the exact issue is currently unknown.
Valve has now launched a beta test of the new Steam Community features, along with allowing anyone to check out the new Steam Community page for Team Fortress 2.
Valve has announced plays to beef up the community features on its Steam service, beginning with the additions of Game Hubs for every game in Steam's library of titles.