Some Battle.net players may need to verify their age to avoid losing access to voice chat and other social features

Blizzard is adding online age verification to battle.net in order to comply with the UK Online Safety Act. Players will need to prove that they are over 18 years of age to continue using social interaction features such as voice and text chat. Multiplayer games like World of Warcraft wouldn't be the same without being...

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