No you got it, its already had a dozen sites shut down because they cant afford it and the ones that can seeinbng record VPNs to avoid eating a ban

Originally posted by videomike_Ultimate_Plushie:

No you got it, its already had a dozen sites shut down because they cant afford it and the ones that can seeinbng record VPNs to avoid eating a ban

But will it affect Steam and multiplayer interaction in games specifically ??

Originally posted by Floid:

Originally posted by videomike_Ultimate_Plushie:

No you got it, its already had a dozen sites shut down because they cant afford it and the ones that can seeinbng record VPNs to avoid eating a ban

But will it affect Steam and multiplayer interaction in games specifically ??

itll cut users from the u.k. en mass and create instability...

Originally posted by Floid:

Originally posted by videomike_Ultimate_Plushie:

No you got it, its already had a dozen sites shut down because they cant afford it and the ones that can seeinbng record VPNs to avoid eating a ban

But will it affect Steam and multiplayer interaction in games specifically ??

Based on what I’ve had a video tell me,

They will probably either need to remove any voice/chat interaction and/or implement age verification using a third party face-scanner.

Would apply to Steam forums as well.

right now it effects only the U.K. and any playbase with a hevay U.K. population. The one in the U.S. right now https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/737/text This....would absolutely make all multiplayer across most of the internet unusable

On topic this explains the details.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlDkL3DndtM

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

On topic this explains the details.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlDkL3DndtM

Yeah that's the one I saw.

But I don't get why additional age verification would be necessary for Steam account's that already have payment methods associated with them ...

Man, who knew the UK and the prison colony from down under would go full CCP china? What a wacky world, lol.

Mr Newell will probably end the forums, being the UK and Australia may not be the only ones.

And the forums don't really do much but cause arguments. The Hubs are nothing but an advertising racket, and the service as a whole provided as a benefit to using Steam.

It's not mandatory.

Folks could just as well go to other sites to speak about their games as we do on Console.

What Steam will HAVE to do, is get with the times with Chat with Agent functions in regards to customer services in regards to purchases and troublehsooting.

Yes disturb

So is Valve currently breaking the law in the UK?

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Mr Newell will probably end the forums, being the UK and Australia may not be the only ones.

And the forums don't really do much but cause arguments. The Hubs are nothing but an advertising racket, and the service as a whole provided as a benefit to using Steam.

It's not mandatory.

Folks could just as well go to other sites to speak about their games as we do on Console.

What Steam will HAVE to do, is get with the times with Chat with Agent functions in regards to customer services in regards to purchases and troublehsooting.

That or just IP block the EU/AUS. In fact that might be the quickest way to fix this mess while telling the activists to cram it.

Originally posted by XIVaplogist:

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Mr Newell will probably end the forums, being the UK and Australia may not be the only ones.

And the forums don't really do much but cause arguments. The Hubs are nothing but an advertising racket, and the service as a whole provided as a benefit to using Steam.

It's not mandatory.

Folks could just as well go to other sites to speak about their games as we do on Console.

What Steam will HAVE to do, is get with the times with Chat with Agent functions in regards to customer services in regards to purchases and troublehsooting.

That or just IP block the EU/AUS. In fact that might be the quickest way to fix this mess while telling the activists to cram it.

He has to look at the costs. I think Nexxus could not just nix the UK. They had to make adjustments.

Valve could not just nix Australia in regards to their refund policies. They had to change their refund policy.

Valve may have to make further adjustments.

But with these issues even hitting the US with our own similar Act, it just may be too much for a site like Steam to traverse, as compared to others where people can post that have much more rescources to tend to such matters.

Originally posted by XIVaplogist:

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Mr Newell will probably end the forums, being the UK and Australia may not be the only ones.

And the forums don't really do much but cause arguments. The Hubs are nothing but an advertising racket, and the service as a whole provided as a benefit to using Steam.

It's not mandatory.

Folks could just as well go to other sites to speak about their games as we do on Console.

What Steam will HAVE to do, is get with the times with Chat with Agent functions in regards to customer services in regards to purchases and troublehsooting.

That or just IP block the EU/AUS. In fact that might be the quickest way to fix this mess while telling the activists to cram it.

Much like ceasing to do business with the CCs, I don’t see that happening; they would be more likely to make a separate version of steam like they did with china.

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Valve could not just nix Australia in regards to their refund policies. They had to change their refund policy.

False, Valve did not change their refund policy, and in the lawsuit everyone refers to Australia sided with Valve on every case where they refused to refund a game.

What Australia fined Valve for was Valve at the time did not have a dedicated web page explaining what their policy was to consumers. The policy itself was fine, it was just the documentation didn't meet their requirements so Valve added the refund page to communicate it better.