"Ofcom’s guidance on the OSA states that one highly effective age assurance measure is credit card checks," Valve says. "This is because, in the UK, an individual must be at least 18 years of age to ...

Steam is the latest platform to roll out an age verification system for users in the United Kingdom. Valve says it opted for a method that focuses on user privacy.

Folks in the United Kingdom wanting to shop for mature games will have to make sure they have a valid credit card on file ...

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Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.

Steam users in the UK now need to verify their age with a credit card to access mature-rated game store pages and community hubs.

The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called E-Verify is raising questions about what employers can do to make sure th ...

Valve now requires Steam users in the UK to verify their age in order to access mature content on the platform.

Valve have a Steam blog up, which explains the process for age verification and the need for a credit card in particular.

Efforts requiring users to verify their age before accessing online platforms – including social media, adult websites, and even news sources – are expanding rapidly in ...

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...