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PayPalThe Nexus Mods team have announced they're adding an age verification requirement for certain mods, and it sounds like eventually for the EU too.
You can thank the UK Online Safety Act they legally have to follow, if they're to continue hosting "adult" themed mods for various games. This follows Discord, Reddit and many other sites being forced to do the same. They'll be using k-ID for it, which is also used by Discord.
This won't be required for everyone, it will only appear when you try to access adult content hosted on Nexus Mods. They said EU users will "follow once laws in your region require it" and other countries as their laws come in. The only exemption is accounts over 10 years old will not be asked to age verify.
If you are prompted to verify and choose not to they said the content will simply be hidden.
Their FAQ post has more info. Nexus said it will begin next week.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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TheSHEEEP 5 hours ago
Honestly: Good.
We tried the laissez-faire way, and we know how that ended. However this eventually turns out, I cannot imagine it being worse.
Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 22 Aug 2025 at 11:08 am UTC
We tried the laissez-faire way, and we know how that ended. However this eventually turns out, I cannot imagine it being worse.
Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 22 Aug 2025 at 11:08 am UTC
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Liam Dawe 4 hours ago
I have nothing against protecting children, speaking as a parent myself. I agree with the thought behind it, but nothing about the implementation of it.
The Online Safety Act is a serious overreach on what it does. We even now have some in the UK [External Link] suggesting age checks should be required on VPNs because people are using it as a workaround.
The problem is as usual: parenting. People need to actually check what their kids are doing. Basically all devices have parental controls, use them. A lot of parents really do just give their kids unrestricted internet access and that's the biggest part of the problem.
The other side is - if the UK gov really wanted to protect people, they would have rolled out a proper country-wide privacy-focused way to do the checks, not just hand it off to whoever. We have no real idea what these private companies are doing with our ID, our faces or whatever you choose to hand over.
The Online Safety Act is a serious overreach on what it does. We even now have some in the UK [External Link] suggesting age checks should be required on VPNs because people are using it as a workaround.
The problem is as usual: parenting. People need to actually check what their kids are doing. Basically all devices have parental controls, use them. A lot of parents really do just give their kids unrestricted internet access and that's the biggest part of the problem.
The other side is - if the UK gov really wanted to protect people, they would have rolled out a proper country-wide privacy-focused way to do the checks, not just hand it off to whoever. We have no real idea what these private companies are doing with our ID, our faces or whatever you choose to hand over.
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tfk 4 hours ago
Time to go underground I guess...
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CountVlad 4 hours ago
The problem is as usual: parenting.While I agree with you, the UK government like many other governments favor short term solutions to fix the symptom rather than doing the hard work of fixing the underlying causes.
Many parents don't have the skills, understanding or (most importantly) time to effectively keep their children safe online. Governments could help to fix the skills and understanding problem by providing free classes for parents, but they also need to have the time to be able to monitor what their children are doing online. I know parents who have to work more than one job to make ends meet, resulting in their children being left unsupervised at home. This could be fixed by governments and have wider societal benefits.
Anyway, I'll get off my soap box now! ;)
At least Nexus Mods seems to have implemented the law in a sensible way compared to other sites.
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TheSHEEEP 3 hours ago
At least Nexus Mods seems to have implemented the law in a sensible way compared to other sites.What do non-sensible ways look like?
Genuine question.
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CountVlad 3 hours ago
What do non-sensible ways look like?For example, Nexus Mods won't make you verify your age if your account is older than 10 years which is better than making all UK users do it to access adult content like other sites have done.
Last edited by CountVlad on 22 Aug 2025 at 1:04 pm UTC
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Offloading individual responsibility on the society/government.
The lazy way to solve one problem and create one hundred.
Well done! You'll find me and my popcorn bag waiting for your tears when you'll realize what was the hidden cost of outsourcing your critical thinking to others.
The lazy way to solve one problem and create one hundred.
Well done! You'll find me and my popcorn bag waiting for your tears when you'll realize what was the hidden cost of outsourcing your critical thinking to others.
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CanadianBlueBeer less than a minute ago
Honestly: Good.
We tried the laissez-faire way, and we know how that ended. However this eventually turns out, I cannot imagine it being worse.
It's bad. Stupid etc. yes, I can imagine worse. It will get worse.
I'm not all that ticked at Nexusmods, they don't have much choice.
It's either that, or, block everyone from the UK.
(btw, that's what I'd do. Just like the porn companies are doing to individual states)
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