Steam Reportedly Asks User of 19 Years to Verify if They Are 18
Starting from August 29, Valve has implemented an age-verification system for its UK users on Steam, following the UK Online Safety Act (OSA) that was enacted in 2023. This system verifies the user’s age based on the active credit card associated with their account. As a result, anyone under 18 years old will be restricted from accessing mature content games and related community hubs on Steam. In contrast, some regions allow access to similar content by just providing the user’s birthdate without any other verification processes.