Nexus Mods To Introduce Age Checks For UK and EU Users Wanting To Access Adult Content 

Age verification volition beryllium coming into unit for European and British modders utilizing Nexus Mods.

Last month, Nexus Mods laminitis Robin "Dark0ne" Scott said that for some "my and the community's champion interest," the "time has travel to measurement backmost from the day-to-day moving of the site."

However, these changes bash not travel astatine the behest of the caller owners, but are portion of the company's ineligible work to comply with the UK government's caller Online Safety Act and the EU's Digital Services Act.

"Due to the Online Safety Act and Digital Services Act, we are required arsenic a UK-based institution to guarantee we proceed to region amerciable contented and adhd further restrictions to children’s entree to definite big content," the institution explained.

"As a business, this leaves america with a choice: region big contented for each UK and EU-based users, oregon marque adjustments to our policy, including adding property verification for immoderate big content.

"Adult contented is simply a halfway portion of what makes Nexus Mods what it is; we don’t see removing it a viable option. We are alert that immoderate users whitethorn find the changes irritating; however, we are obligated to bash this to guarantee we tin proceed to big big contented legally."

We tin expect much accusation erstwhile the finalized Adult Content Guidelines are ready, but the squad said that successful the meantime, it would beryllium updating its presumption of work "to see a clearer, much elaborate explanation of what counts arsenic amerciable contented nether UK instrumentality and however we support children from harm whilst connected the site."

"While this benignant of contented was already not allowed connected the site, we’re tightening the connection to beryllium perfectly clear," Nexus said. "All users volition beryllium notified erstwhile the Terms of Service are updated."

Nexus volition besides beryllium introducing automated detection for amerciable oregon abusive content, with "any contented of this quality instantly removed, and the idiosyncratic liable volition beryllium banned and reported to the National Crime Agency."

We tin besides expect revised tags for big content, an improved artifact and mute system, and amended spam detections. Eventually, there'll beryllium property verification checks for "the bulk of big contented hosted connected the site" for each UK and EU users, portion users extracurricular of Europe volition "not beryllium taxable to property verification."

"The existent attack to verifying you are supra 18 years of property volition stay the aforesaid unless we are legally required to alteration this to run successful your country," the squad added.

In related news, Stellar Blade manager and shaper Kim Hyung Tae reportedly "fully supports" mods, which is conscionable arsenic well, really, arsenic determination are astir 600 of them listed connected Nexus, covering everything from caller skins to reshaders and VR to nail polish. There are besides dozens much hidden from nationalist show and categorized arsenic "adult." Let's permission it astatine that, shall we?

Vikki Blake is simply a newsman for IGN, arsenic good arsenic a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years acquisition moving with immoderate of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's besides a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her astatine BlueSky.