Disable age checks for store listings when you have that info about the user

[anonymousse]

The Steam store still displays the age check captive page before you open a listing for a game considered mature, even if the user (me) has enabled all mature store categories in "Store preferences" and has indicated their birth date when they created the account. It's just another hurdle between the Steam user and a quick purchase (it's really a conversion issue).

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by anonymousse:

Disable age checks for store listings when you have that info about the user

The Steam store still displays the age check captive page before you open a listing for a game considered mature, even if the user (me) has enabled all mature store categories in "Store preferences" and has indicated their birth date when they created the account. It's just another hurdle between the Steam user and a quick purchase (it's really a conversion issue).

You'll want to read this thread...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/4362372817694425089/

[Boblin the Goblin]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708442022337025126

Originally posted by Valve:

Q: Why do you KEEP asking my damn age throughout the store?

A: We're with you on this. Unfortunately, many rating agencies have rules that stipulate that we cannot save your age for longer than a single browsing session. It's frustrating, but know we're filling out those age gates too.

[HikariLight]

International privacy laws require Steam to ask your age and those same laws also prevent Steam from saving your age/birthday.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer | Otakon]

I believe the biggest reasoning for this is because someone who is underage might get on your PC and use it to browse things that they're not suitable to view as of yet. This could potentially get Steam in trouble if found out, so they're sort of forced to have it ask for age verification every time because of it.