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From next week, Australia will require users to verify their age to play GTA Online and other R18+ online games (www.pcgamer.com)
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The age assurance future is coming for games.

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[–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

My Steam account is 20 years old, when Germany decided to force mandatory age verification for sexual content (games with extreme violence are fine ofc), Steam just prevented everyone from buying adult games. I can't even see the games with my account.