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minus-squarefinitebanjo@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoAre they asking for ID? Then they’re breaching privacy.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-218 days agoThey are using the existence of a credit card attached to your account as a sign of being 18. There were a few posts about this but i guess its easy to miss. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-implements-credit-card-age-verification-for-Steam-users-in-the-UK.1100283.0.html
Are they asking for ID?
Then they’re breaching privacy.
They are using the existence of a credit card attached to your account as a sign of being 18. There were a few posts about this but i guess its easy to miss.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-implements-credit-card-age-verification-for-Steam-users-in-the-UK.1100283.0.html