{
  "id": 8266868,
  "title": "Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/single-player-games-might-require-age-verification-if-they-use-steam",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/single-player-games-might-require-age-verification-if-they-use-steam-under-eu-kids-acts-current-draft-according-to-meps-senior-policy-adviser"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Commission proposed new rules around how under-15s access the likes of social media, AI chatbots, and online video games earlier this week . The draft legislation is called the EU Kids Act and calls for the setting up of a tiered system governing the types of accounts children under 15 can create to access such services, enforced by mandatory age verification for all users. The…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Valve’s open-source ‘Lepton’ brings Android games to the $1,059 Steam Frame",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/valves-open-source-lepton-brings-android-games-to-the-1-059-steam",
        "published": "2026-09-18T14:30:00.000Z"
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    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}