Valve locks Australian Steam users out of age-restricted store pages if they don't have a credit card, even if…
Valve has implemented a new age verification policy on Steam for Australian users, requiring a credit card to access age-restricted content. This change, driven by the Australian government's Online Safety Act 2021, prevents users without a credit card from viewing games rated MA15+ or R18+, causing frustration among users who do not commonly use credit cards or have disabilities.
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- Game: Cyberpunk 2077
- Company: Valve
- Game: Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion
- Game: The Last of Us Part 2
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Online Safety Act
- Topic: Age Verification
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