UKs Online Safety Act - Age Verification?
Hey. Does anyone know if EA are planning to put age verification on games, because of the online safety act?
The user-to-user section means that any user content has to be heavily moderated or age restricted. Does this mean we won’t be able to use online features in games like Battlefield 6 without verifying age?
Will individual features like chat or custom portal content be age restricted? Or will all online play be limited?
I’m aware Microsoft is restricting voice chat for strangers and games like GTA5 are age-restricting online modes. Social media like reddit have turned to Persona with their shady practices, policy to keep biometrics for years to train their AI, and their only UK GDPR compliance officer being a welsh spiritual retreat owner.
Will EA be doing the same for every online game in their library? If so what will it look like (government ID, AI age estimation, credit card check)? Will it be disability and accessibility friendly (options other than unreliable AI face ID or passport)? And is there any info on what company EA will be using?
I tried asking support, but got an automated reply on following game rules then “we can’t help you, use the forums”. Considering the law is active now and EA are liable for its current library of games, and they are racking up pre-orders for BF6 which may have to change player requirements to follow this silly law, I think it’s pretty important to get an answer asap :|
Thanks.