Why does steam keep asking if I'm over 18?
Every time I open steam and try and view a game that is rated M (or equivalent rating), the Steam age gate always asks me for my birthday before I can continue. At least the birthday is pre-filled out, but it seems like it should just let me past. Does everyone get this, or is it just me? And how can I make it stop doing that and just remember that I am allowed to see mature content because I'm a grown up person... at least in years
Best Answer
The age verification date is stored locally only. You can see this for yourself if you login to Steam with your browser in Incognito mode, or after having cleared your cookies. It is never stored on Steam's servers at all, likely due to potential privacy concerns (or they just didn't feel like storing all that data).
There's no real way to bypass the age-gate either. The ESRB's guidelines are rather specific about an age-gate system that cannot be circumvented or gamed (if you tell Steam that you're 14, it will store a session cookie that won't let you go back and try again). The best you can really do is just deal with it, and be thankful that at least Steam is smart about keeping your birthdate (or fake birthdate) stored somewhere.
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Answer 2
The question of "why" has been already answered, but for the "And how can I make it stop doing that" part while it's not possible in the client itself, Enhanced Steam browser plugin offers an option to skip the age gates if you want to (among other features). It's available for Chrome, Opera and Firefox browsers and there's a separate stand-alone client too.
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