Germany's Youth Protection Authorities Praise Dialog With Valve
The announcement by Steam that it would not display games without an age rating to German users from mid-November is being described by the BzKJ as an ‘important step’. The youth protection authorities describe the exchange with Steam as constructive and solution-oriented.
Sebastian Gutknecht, Director BzKJ, and Michael Terhörst, Head of KidD (right)BzKJ/Uwe Völkner
It is an unusual event in every respect. After Steam recently announced that from 15 November, German users would only be shown games that had an age rating, the Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ; German Federal Centre for the Protection of Children and Young People in the Media) has now also commented this issue:
It is an unusual event in every respect. After Steam recently announced that from 15 November, German users would only be shown games that had an age rating, the Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ; German Federal Centre for the Protection of Children and Young People in the Media) has now also commented this issue:
