Security Writer 
Valve: “We need a credit card on file to prove you’re 18”
Me: “My account is 23 years old”
Valve: “That just proves your account is old”
Me: “A credit card just proves you know someone with a credit card”
maia // magmaus3@SecurityWriter meanwhile this one has had a card long before turning 18
sodiboo 
@maia aren't you, like, not British?
Steam requiring a credit card is only in the UK. where people under 18 cannot get a credit card by law. they can have a debit card, but Steam demands specifically a credit card for age verification.
Steam requiring a credit card is only in the UK. where people under 18 cannot get a credit card by law. they can have a debit card, but Steam demands specifically a credit card for age verification.
luna the doggie 
@lunareclipse @maia yeah . lots of actual adults in the UK were/are unable to verify easily on steam due to literally not having a credit card lol. so it's clearly a very flawed way of verifying the age of your customers. but I kinda get why they did it this way - it is one of the least intrusive methods of doing it, given that Steam users already provide payment information. it minimizes the amount of data that they actually collect because Wow It Would Not Be Fun To Have To Present My Passport To Valve If I Was British.