• atrielienz@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I have questions about how an age rating system would even necessarily be enforced even with rated games with a non-family account. It’s not like steam knows the difference between a teenager and an adult who makes any account. You can literally just buy steam gift cards and pay for games without even needing a credit card or PayPal account.

    The age rating doesn’t do anything but assuage a groups fears and make the legislators look like they’ve achieved something for the public.

    • Tywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      Germany for example has an ID with digital functions that are able to transmit if the holder of the ID is an adult or not completely anonymously but Steam refuses to implement a proper age verification system.