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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Agree and using the same approach. Only limitation is purchases, they can't spend money.

It never stops with parental control. Corps will use it for their own CYA policy as well, specifically age restricting everything

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Yup, I actually refuse to allow them to play any games with MTX, at least for now (they're still young). So Fortnite et al are outright banned in my house because I don't want them getting used to that environment just yet. We'll probably get there, but they're haven't yet learned how to manage money properly and defer gratification, and I don't think the consequences of MTX are steep enough to properly teach that lesson. And this isn't just for them, I ban myself as well, and I'd like to ban my wife, but she gets to make her own choices since she's an adult.

I totally give them money they can spend on other things, and my older kid has absolutely learned that spending it all at once is a poor choice, but they're still too impulsive for me to let them loose on predatory games.

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