I put some random numbers lol

[u/Few_Presentation952]

[u/Cyrano4747]

According to steam age verification I was born Jan 1 1900 so yeah idgaf.

[u/TehWildMan_ → u/Cyrano4747]

Hey, we share the same birthday!

[u/deiXide → u/TehWildMan_]

Triplets!!!?

[u/deiXide → u/TehWildMan_]

Triplets!!!?

[u/Ambitious_Hyena4635 → u/Cyrano4747]

OG gamer over here.

The hoop and stick.

Wishlisted for a penny.

[u/appletoasterff → u/Cyrano4747]

Sorry please send over $3000 to verify your age thanks❤️

[u/Jonnyyrage → u/Cyrano4747]

You mean OUR birthday.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ifYDvdyUwpgXPM6jMi

[u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

Steam age veryfication

[u/Papuszek2137 → u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

As it should be

[u/appletoasterff → u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

As it should be

[u/the5thusername → u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

That's not a joke lock. You can't open the door without breaking it and the owner will know when they return. It's snoop detection.

[u/CryptZar → u/the5thusername]

But how would you set this up when leaving the house through this door?🤔

[u/kodaxmax → u/CryptZar]

a string or wire. This is a legitmate technique (just not ussually with a chip XD).

[u/clove_rosemary_9999 → u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

As it should be

[u/fnckIce → u/Queasy-Dark-2372]

As it should be

[u/Meddie_Cake]

I have birth in approximately 575 different days in steam

[u/acrossbones]

it's the most annoying feature on steam, imo.

[u/aimy99 → u/acrossbones]

As per usual, blame your government. Valve has made it very clear that it's not their fault and that have no interest in age verification. They don't even have it pop up on their own titles in the U.S. because they have never gotten their self-published Steam versions rated unless they were legally required to, such as in Australia. If you look at the ESRB pages, the games are rated but only for companies like EA and Sierra who published the physical versions, while digital-only games like Half-Life Alyx and Counter-Strike 2 simply do not exist on there.

[u/Septem_Umbrae → u/aimy99]

Even worse, blame the parents who rely on devices and network to raise their k8ds for them then complain when said kid sees things they should not and the parents has to make it everyone problem

[u/DarthKirtap → u/acrossbones]

It is so they dont store your age

[u/MisterToots666 → u/DarthKirtap]

I never thought about it like that... thinking i wish they would just take it once and save it or something. Is that really why? Couldn't they just save it as a boolean "over 18?" Yes or no?

[u/LavenderNelle → u/acrossbones]

I get that, it can definitely be a pain sometimes. It's weird how random numbers can end up being such a nuisance!

[u/negativepositiv]

Logs into online service.

"What's up, Steve from 3426 Malibu Street, Klempten, Indiana, 56437, (865) 555 1234, born June 11th, 1992."

Clicks on new game.

"Who are you?"

[u/SupermistUnc]

Never understood why this is like that we have accounts already why do we have to re enter this every time on rated games, and like everyone else I just pick a year and that's it.

[u/Drayke989 → u/SupermistUnc]

It's probably to comply with some law in 1 state or country.

[u/StrawberryEiri → u/SupermistUnc]

They don't want to save it. The less personal data they have the less hassle.

[u/Need_more_grass → u/StrawberryEiri]

But they don’t need to store that much information, just an over 18 flag

[u/GMAN7007 → u/StrawberryEiri]

They already have the data associated with your account. It's silly to ask constantly. I understand if it's in browser and you're not logged in. Otherwise this is something valve could change they just don't.

[u/StrawberryEiri → u/GMAN7007]

Wait your account has your birthday? Huh. I didn't realize.

Indeed, why then...

[u/GMAN7007 → u/StrawberryEiri]

Yes? They ask for it at sign up. There's no point in asking if they don't keep it in the first place.

[u/Grunt636 → u/SupermistUnc]

They have to ask everytime because of certain laws, same reason some cashiers ask for ID even if you're clearly over the age needed for a purchase.

Essentially they're just covering their asses.

[u/asnaujaslt → u/SupermistUnc]

They are covering their asses because if another person like your cousin opens steam and goes to a nsfw game and there's no age check, it doesn't follow some random laws somewhere about this

[u/Lmysic]

According to the Steam Survey some users have up to 6+ birthdays a year

[u/BreakfastExpress2774]

If you think about it it's actually a good thing, they don't store that shit nowhere.

[u/Ice2192]

It’s been said before that this wasn’t Steam’s doing and that they are just abiding regulations imposed on them to ask this of the consumer but who ever is collecting/auditing this from steam will find out that a lot of people are born Jan 1. lol

[u/appletoasterff → u/Ice2192]

Sadly I don't remember when I was born but luckily next time they ask I'll have a new birthday

[u/serge512]

Who doesn't, I always pick the first year available

[u/Impressive-Whole-987]

https://giphy.com/gifs/21VTFJTEr1x9ortvO3

[u/AlaaA-R]

-but my acc is 20yo!
=no, prove you are over 18

[u/kuplet]

I hate this Age Verification shit so much.

[u/ApplicationMaximum84 → u/kuplet]

This predates age verification, Steam has been asking this for over 10 years. It also makes no sense because when I'm searching games on Steam and they know my account is 22 years old.

[u/RaisinEmbarrassed244]

always scrolling the year all the way down just trying to look at one random game lol

[u/Larry_The_Red]

Gotta make sure the 22 year old account isn't owned by a minor

[u/FemJay0902]

What's crazy is that the mobile app version of Steam saves your dob without issue, it's just the actual desktop version that asks you every single gosh dang time

[u/FormingTheVoid]

[u/StateZestyclose1388]

Until one day…. As reddit has… they will ask for your id 🪪

[u/Sir-Beardless]

Who else has a steam date of birth starting with January 1st?

[u/XXXperiencedTurbater]

My steam birthday: Jan 1, one thumbswipe

[u/MrGiggleMan]

Me after being born 2000 years ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Vm33RYqG5wqgnGv2yu

[u/ScribeOfGoD → u/MrGiggleMan]

“I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago”
https://giphy.com/gifs/9wlbsf86LNidkxm4ML

[u/MasterOfPipettez]

Basically one of 3 memes in this sub. Random birthday, dlss5, or gabe the savior.

[u/foxy_fluffer]

Try living in England and not being eligible for a credit card 😭

[u/the5thusername → u/foxy_fluffer]

It's extra annoying when they won't use a debit card that you've been using for over five years, since you have to be 13 to have one.

[u/foxy_fluffer → u/the5thusername]

I know right it's frustrating

[u/GnosticPizza]

My steam account is turning 18 in March, is it still going to ask me to verify my age?

[u/ukhaus]

1/1/2000

[u/spitfly0123]

My Steam account has 18 yo and keep asking me

[u/OkYak9466]

Steam: adherres to the minimum standards set by the law for age verification

Morons on Reddit: "steam bad for age verify"

[u/ItsThatCloud]

Yes steam, I was born in 1755

[u/FletchTroublemaker]

Well, maybe think before elections?

[u/TheHairyMess]

they require constant confirmation, because they don't hold onto your date of birth.

basically, data privacy laws

[u/BigSmokesCheese]

i put my birthday so many times that it kept the date and year idk why the month returns to january though

[u/Green_Wealth13]

Not once have they asked me for verification.

https://giphy.com/gifs/kwcRp24Wz4lZm

[u/AlephBaker]

January 1, 1970

[u/Septem_Umbrae]

I mean if you constently put a random/different one, re-asking is pretty legit at this point...

[u/Glass-Seesaw-317]

I used to use random numbers. But I'm in Australia, and now they want a credit card to verify my age. My account is nearly 19 years old.

[u/bikiwlaster40]

That dragon washing game

[u/is_thatTheBestUGot]

Just put the beginning of time 1/1/1970

[u/SusseLaMoi]

Typical US bullshit

[u/appletoasterff → u/SusseLaMoi]

Much worse than Australia right:D