Since August 29, Steam Users in the UK are obliged to verify their age on the popular facade to access the site for games with advanced content, including the topics of sexual nature and graphic violence. Unlike previous measures from other companies, Steam users who are subject to the United Kingdom Security Act only only add a valid credit card that includes their name and address to be verified by the system.
Stear's age measures came after some changes in the rules that determined which games can be sold for its interpretation. July 16, Steam has updated its publishing rules that prohibit game content that violates the Standard Standard Standards and Steam Payments Processors and Global Network Providers. The new rule has resulted in the fact that some adult -oriented games were removed from steam. Another PC Storefront, Itch.io, followed a suit with its own rules similar to Steam changes. The rule turned out to be controversial because players have launched campaigns against Steam and its processors to protest against changes.
Steam UK users must add a credit card to verify their age
With other companies such as Xbox, which adds measures to verify age to suit the online security law, Steam has now ordered the method for its users in the UK. According to Steam Support Site, UK users cannot access the trade pages that contain mature content or their associated pages of the community without first verifying their age. Fortunately, the process of Steam users in the UK simply requires the addition of a valid credit card. This is done on the account details page after logging in and adding the appropriate credit card data, including the cardholder's name and billing addresses. Users who already have a credit card in the Steam file are not subject to control of age verification. After adding credit card, users can need to enter another one -time password to check Steam verification.
While other countries can easily ask Steam users to give their birth for their birth to access to mature content, be carried out for the UK users before the online security law in a country that is fully effective in 2026. Deadly 2Photo mode to circumvent the process.
Although protests against Steam and its processors continue to gain traction on social media, the exclusion of society requires photo ID for its age verification measures. It remains to see how effective the steam age will be in the long run.
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Valve
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September 12, 2003
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