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Age Verification for Steam rolls out in Australia requiring a Credit Card
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2026
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While there are flaws with using credit card verification it is actually a better option than government issued ID or facial verification.
A credit card expires. It can be cancelled. Your personally identifiable information- from your government issued ID does not.
There are strict regulations around how companies can handle credit card data and unless Valve want problems with payment processors they will follow these rules to the letter.
too bad if you're poor or had issues in the past while being poor...