Microsoft's approach to age verification in Australia is further proof that Valve is taking the everloving piss
Valve's new age verification requirements in Australia, which mandate credit card details, are criticized for being ill-suited to the market and potentially malicious compliance. Microsoft's alternative approach, using account history to verify adult status, is presented as a more user-friendly alternative, despite general reservations about age verification systems.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Valve
- Company: Xbox
- Game: Rimworld
- Game: Doom Eternal
- Topic: Age Verification
- Topic: PC Gaming
- Topic: Privacy
- Game: Metal Gear Solid 4
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