Valve now require UK Steam users to verify their ages with a credit card, thanks to the Online Safety Act

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• Aria@lemmygrad.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Could you buy premium games from Steam in the UK without a debit card or credit card before this change?

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  • Devmapall@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I imagine they have steam cards in the UK.

    The age check is only with credit cards though. Debit cards won’t verify your age.

    They force you to open a line of credit if you can’t verify your age via the other methods they have.

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t know what Steam is going to do, but most sites don’t do age verification themselves. They have a 3rd party company that takes your card details and verifies your age.

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    • Aria@lemmygrad.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It says in the article(/the linked Steam page) as long as you have ever made a purchase, you’re assumed to be over 18, since being over 18 is a requirement to having a card. The third party verification is for sites that only ask for ID or vibes-check photo of your face.

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