“Steam started blocking Australian users from viewing or buying 18+ rated games on September 9, 2026, unless they attach a valid credit card to their account. Valve’s rollout affects hundreds of mature-rated titles, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Eternal, and it doesn’t matter whether the account is brand new or fifteen years old with a library full of paid-for adult games. Without a credit card on file, those store pages, search results, and even home-page recommendations simply disappear.”
I kinda disagree. Steam is being lazy in this.
Social media and other providers know if they ignore the problem enough people will get mad at the gov.
I don’t disagree that the gov/regulators have approached this half baked however the onus should be on the provider to put together a solution. They ain’t.